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O2 Outage Report in South Shields, South Tyneside, England

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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 12/30/2025 20:45

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Most Reported Problems

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

  1. Phone (46%)

    Phone (46%)

  2. Internet (32%)

    Internet (32%)

  3. Total Blackout (14%)

    Total Blackout (14%)

  4. E-mail (4%)

    E-mail (4%)

  5. Wi-fi (3%)

    Wi-fi (3%)

  6. TV (1%)

    TV (1%)

Live Outage Map Near South Shields, South Tyneside, England

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

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

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O2 Issues Reports Near South Shields, England

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

  • farrenciaran Ciarán (@farrenciaran) reported from Blaydon-on-Tyne, England

    Hey @O2! 👋👋👋 You are really starting to make me angry. Why is my internet connection very slow, even when on 4G. I cannot deal withe pausing videos, apps and webpages not loading. Sort it out!

  • 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??

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

    @O2 Hi! Just wondering I have damage insurance on my phone and I’m aware it covers accessories aswell, can you claim for accessories by its self or does it have to be as part of a phone claim too?

  • JonnaAnderson Jonathan Anderson (@JonnaAnderson) reported from Beamish, England

    @O2 I’m having issues with my calls connecting at the moment - every time someone is calling me when I’m answering the call is failing. I’m having to use WhatsApp to make and receive calls! Any idea how I can fix it?

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

    @O2 website and app not working 😕

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • TommyWinter23 Tommy Winter (@TommyWinter23) reported from Blaydon-on-Tyne, England

    @O2 hello. Do you have a link for the “keep my number” form. Website isn’t helping and store said they couldn’t help as already had the SIM card

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

    @O2 could someone help?

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

    @O2 My head when i get no signal

  • 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.

  • 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

  • HannahColley Hannah (@HannahColley) reported from Gateshead, England

    Imagine being given exclusive access to sell presale Beyoncé tickets and your app is so bad it crashes for the whole UK. Howay @O2

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

    Honestly what does @O2 expect selling pre sale Beyoncé tickets website down again! Did they not learn from the Peter Kay debacle

  • farrenciaran Ciarán (@farrenciaran) reported from Blaydon-on-Tyne, England

    Hey @O2! 👋👋👋 You are really starting to make me angry. Why is my internet connection very slow, even when on 4G. I cannot deal with the pausing videos, apps and webpages not loading. Sort it out!

  • 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 !!!

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

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

  • 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!

  • 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

O2 Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • lisa_jayne_b ⚫️Lisa Britton WearAMask GetTheJab 🇨🇾🇬🇧🇪🇺 (@lisa_jayne_b) reported

    @O2 why does it take so long to get through to customer services, and why are they so unhelpful, or cut you off? All we want to do is transfer ownership!

  • AndyWood10 Andy Wood (@AndyWood10) reported

    @O2 - I’ve had a message over Xmas saying that you have turned 4g calling off. Why is this? Also despite what it says on your website we do not have a strong phone signal.

  • Langers1981 Langers (@Langers1981) reported

    Barely got through the door… @O2 - Can we help? Me - No I’m fine I know what I’m looking for O2 - What are you looking for? Me - It’s fine its just a case O2 - Oh do you need any help? Me - No I’m just looking O2 - What phone is it for? what sort of case? Me - It’s ok

  • DSmart_PEteach Dave Smart (@DSmart_PEteach) reported

    @virginmedia I'm a volt customer with @O2 and was wondering how I get WiFi pods to eliminate black spots in house.

  • Richard41888602 Richard Handy (@Richard41888602) reported

    @O2 Swap to a new network since 2019 I have bin tell o2 my phone don’t work all I get is it not the phone it the mast in my area than it the sims I had too many sims swap

  • Richard41888602 Richard Handy (@Richard41888602) reported

    @O2 Why I don’t get any support of o2 with my issue

  • adamok8 Adam (@adamok8) reported

    @O2 Hi, ever since yesterday my Wifi has been dropping in and out on my phone; sometimes the signal sign is there until I go on to WhatsApp etc, and then it vanishes. Sometimes it comes back when I go into another room, other times not. (1/3)

  • TheWillsy Matt ███ (@TheWillsy) reported

    @O2 hey! I’m trying to cancel something in my basket but won’t let me. Help?

  • adamok8 Adam (@adamok8) reported

    @O2 Hi, ever since yesterday my Wifi has been dropping in and out on my phone; sometimes the signal sign is there until I go on to WhatsApp etc, and then it vanishes. Sometimes it comes back when I go into another room, other times not. (1/2)

  • Eleri_Evans_Xx elz (@Eleri_Evans_Xx) reported

    @O2 waiting 45 to make an insurance claim! Been attempting to make this claim since Wednesday when I was promised a call back! Shocking customer service!