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O2 Outage Report in South Shields, South Tyneside, England

Problems detected

Users are reporting problems related to: phone, internet and total blackout.

O2 is the commercial brand of Telefónica UK Limited offering mobile phone and mobile internet service, including voicemail and SMS. With over 25 million customers, O2 runs 2G, 3G and 4G networks across the UK. O2 previously offered home broadband service.

Problems in the last 24 hours in South Shields, England

The chart below shows the number of O2 reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in South Shields and surrounding areas. An outage is declared when the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line.

O2 Outage Chart in South Shields, South Tyneside, England 01/29/2026 05:40

January 29: Problems at O2

O2 is having issues since 10:00 AM GMT. Are you also affected? Leave a message in the comments section!

Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by O2 users through our website.

  1. Phone (50%)

    Phone (50%)

  2. Internet (30%)

    Internet (30%)

  3. Total Blackout (13%)

    Total Blackout (13%)

  4. E-mail (3%)

    E-mail (3%)

  5. Wi-fi (3%)

    Wi-fi (3%)

  6. TV (%)

    TV (%)

Live Outage Map Near South Shields, South Tyneside, England

The most recent O2 outage reports came from the following cities: Sunderland, Newcastle upon Tyne and North Shields.

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City Problem Type Report Time
United KingdomSunderland Phone
United KingdomNewcastle upon Tyne Phone
United KingdomNorth Shields Internet
United KingdomNewcastle upon Tyne Phone
United KingdomNorth Shields Total Blackout
United KingdomWallsend Phone

Community Discussion

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O2 Issues Reports Near South Shields, England

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in South Shields and nearby locations:

  • Donna_xx Donna_xx (@Donna_xx) reported from Sunderland, England

    @O2 why is the priority app down? Not good when you have priority tickets on sale at 10am !!!

  • stuarturquhart1 stuart urquhart (@stuarturquhart1) reported from Whickham, England

    @O2 website and app not working 😕

  • Donna_xx Donna_xx (@Donna_xx) reported from Sunderland, England

    @O2 is it the normal that I STILL can’t get onto my priority app after it being down for maintenance??

  • CraigSi64474606 nufc4life (@CraigSi64474606) reported from Newcastle upon Tyne, England

    @O2 Hey i wounded if you can help me I have a contact with o2 but I was unable to pay my bill last month I spoke to you on fone and told you I would pay you on 14th of January as I was in hospital but I’ve only got today and when I’ve went to pay it I can’t my fone now completely off

  • chellehewison Michelle Hewison (@chellehewison) reported from Whitley Bay, England

    @O2 Any issues in the Whitley Bay (NE26) area with mobile signal this weekend? I’ve barely been able to get 3G at times let alone anything else!

  • CraigSi64474606 nufc4life (@CraigSi64474606) reported from Newcastle upon Tyne, England

    @O2 and can’t even login to my o2 account online to pay it that way

  • gavwells77 gavin wells (@gavwells77) reported from South Shields, England

    @O2 spent an hour to try and sort out and cancel an account and have been cut off 6 times now #not happy

  • CraigSi64474606 nufc4life (@CraigSi64474606) reported from Newcastle upon Tyne, England

    @O2 @O2 Could you help me o2 Hey i wounded if you can help me I have a contact with o2 but I was unable to pay my bill last month I spoke to you on fone and told you I would pay you on 14th of January as I was in hospital but I’ve only got today and when I’ve went to pay it I can’tmy

  • smiling_cyclist Dean (@smiling_cyclist) reported from Chester-le-Street, England

    @segawhore @O2 Took 2 calls, nearly 3 hours and a messed up weekend but I got there in the end although no new phone yet. I can’t believe the service in store and the lies too.

  • ScottD_DJMS Scott Dixon (@ScottD_DJMS) reported from Whitley Bay, England

    @o2 I’ve claimed an Odeon code today on the @O2PriorityUK app but the cinema website is saying that the code is incorrect. Please help

  • fredspoon Philip (@fredspoon) reported from Chester-le-Street, England

    I am hoping that @O2 sort out their barring problem as I am not used to sending passive aggressive tweets @o2

  • SophieBur492 Sophie burlinson💙💚💛❤️ (@SophieBur492) reported from Sunderland, England

    @O2 My head when i get no signal

  • Danford2013 John McCarthy (@Danford2013) reported from Whickham, England

    @O2 I was spammed. Then defrauded. Went to O2 shop and reported issue. Told Fraud Dept would contact within 2 days. Three further calls to O2 (2O2) and one month later still no Fraud contact and no resolution. Today notice to take another payment. @O2 any chance of sorting?

  • fredspoon Philip (@fredspoon) reported from Chester-le-Street, England

    @O2 could someone help?

  • MattKeena 🏳️‍🌈Matt Keena🏳️‍🌈 (@MattKeena) reported from East Rainton, England

    @ODEONCinemas hello, I have a voucher code from @O2 priority for a free cinema ticket on 9th May but it’s keep saying “there was a problem adding the voucher” when I put it into the odeon app

  • NTF_Ian Ian (@NTF_Ian) reported from Dunston, England

    Hey @O2 have been waiting almost two hours now to collect my new phone from your metrocentre store. This is not ideal customer service.

  • MarkMowbrayNE Mark Mowbray (@MarkMowbrayNE) reported from Blyth, England

    Does anyone use @vodafone in the Northumberland area? Is it any good? I'm currently on @O2 but looking to switch networks as O2 are being extremely greedy with large price hikes on their already expensive network.

  • VictoriaBarry82 Victoria barry (@VictoriaBarry82) reported from Sunderland, England

    Is @O2 #priority still down after @peterkay_co_uk broke it???

  • CraigSi64474606 nufc4life (@CraigSi64474606) reported from Newcastle upon Tyne, England

    @O2 @O2 fone now completely off and can’t even login to my o2 account online to pay it that way

  • Dan05858044 Dan (@Dan05858044) reported from Chester-le-Street, England

    @O2 literally tried for 3 days to get through to you to see if my address change had gone through. 3 f*cking days. What a heap of crap this service is.

O2 Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • Anthony15665779 MCFCANT88 (@Anthony15665779) reported

    @O2 @rossi_hatter Please sort your sht out o2 it's getting pathetic now still no signal I'm paying 60 quid a month for this crap

  • davepakey71 Dave Pakeman (@davepakey71) reported

    @MarkEvansO2 customer service 💩 network 💩 when is @o2 going to have full uk coverage on 4g

  • Anthony15665779 MCFCANT88 (@Anthony15665779) reported

    @rossi_hatter @O2 I'm still having issues it's pssing me off now I pay 60 quid a month for this crap

  • LunaMaeOF dcelinexx (@LunaMaeOF) reported

    @O2 Please check your DMs ASAP. It is urgent and your customer service phone lines keeps ending my calls. Thanks.

  • davepakey71 Dave Pakeman (@davepakey71) reported

    @o2 if I’ve rung CS & the call drops off as per usual with @o2 have the decency to ring a customer back instead of me being on hold for 45 mins 😡#💩network

  • JDMalin James Daniel Malin (@JDMalin) reported

    @O2 can you please sort the mast issue in CM2 5AA. Into the third day of no signal #frustrating

  • andyfilby andy filby (@andyfilby) reported

    @O2 I really need some help again with what I think is fraud again. I've already had this in October last year, I've sent direct message aswell to you. I'm really unhappy as it shouldn't happen 😡😡

  • bvanegghen 𝓑𝓸𝓫𝓫𝔂 𝓸𝓵𝓭 𝓑𝓸𝔂 🍺 🇬🇧 (@bvanegghen) reported

    @O2 Crap signal everywhere 😡

  • Michael54054284 Mathy (@Michael54054284) reported

    @O2 Final got through to someone who then told me they need to end the call due to IT issues. I only want to change my phone number- Please Call Back - Mission Impossible 🤨

  • sam93bullock Sam Bullock (@sam93bullock) reported

    @EnglandRugby @O2 People questioning selection - You’ve not been in training, you haven’t seen what the players have to offer, players need to hit criteria in training, yes murley is class but obviously Ollie Hassel Collins has earnt his place in training this week. Show some support instead 🌹