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O2 Outage Report in South Shields, South Tyneside, England

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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 03/23/2026 08:15

March 23: Problems at O2

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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 (31%)

    Internet (31%)

  3. Total Blackout (17%)

    Total Blackout (17%)

  4. Wi-fi (3%)

    Wi-fi (3%)

  5. E-mail (2%)

    E-mail (2%)

  6. TV (%)

    TV (%)

Live Outage Map Near South Shields, South Tyneside, England

The most recent O2 outage reports came from the following cities: Newcastle upon Tyne and Blyth.

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City Problem Type Report Time
United KingdomNewcastle upon Tyne Phone
United KingdomBlyth Phone
United KingdomSunderland Phone
United KingdomNewcastle upon Tyne Phone
United KingdomNorth Shields Internet
United KingdomNewcastle upon Tyne 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:

  • ilovefluffy 🎃👻💀🙀🧟‍♂️ #booToYou (@ilovefluffy) reported from Newcastle upon Tyne, England

    So to be straight: because @O2 have been terrible for over a year, I can’t refresh my phone until after I get back from my Christmas trip! You’re very VERY quickly losing a customer here and I’ve been with o2 for nearly 15 years.

  • ilovefluffy andrew 🎃 (@ilovefluffy) reported from Newcastle upon Tyne, England

    @2bard @intueldonsquare @northumbriapol You're right in normal circumstances, however my phone signal keeps cutting out while @O2 are upgrading to 5G, last week a man had a seizure in front of me and I was getting repeatedly disconnected from the emergency services while trying to get an ambulance.

  • engg_rky Raj (@engg_rky) reported from Newcastle upon Tyne, England

    As expected @EE never cares about customer relationship and thus had not replied. @VodafoneUK @O2 if you have better options for me with 500 min India calls per month then please contact me I will port my number

  • ilovefluffy 🎃👻💀🙀🧟‍♂️ #booToYou (@ilovefluffy) reported from Newcastle upon Tyne, England

    @O2 so… appalling service, no signal abroad, no signal at home… thought I might try to refresh my phone but it turns out that I can’t because last year there was a delay in getting my phone to me so my usual refresh date in October has been pushed back til November!

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

    Lots of companies doing their bit to help. I got an email from @O2 this morning and how they are helping is allowing people to access the @NHSuk websites without using your data. Whoopy ******* doodle do. I can’t wait it’s like Christmas all over again.

  • sheilavictoriaR Sheila Robson (@sheilavictoriaR) reported from Chester-le-Street, England

    @O2 Im pleased 😊 scammers are awful!

  • andyphilipson Bilbo Gubbins (@andyphilipson) reported from Whitley Bay, England

    @O2 Hey I just received a text claiming to be from yourselves saying there’s been a problem processing my bill and gives me a link to update my payment details. Pretty sure it’s fishing as my details haven’t changed. Can you confirm if I DM you a screenshot? Cheers.

  • kathrynbaird_ Kathryn Baird (@kathrynbaird_) reported from Cramlington, England

    @O2 do you actually talk to your customers? I’ve been trying to contact you all week via the app, have called numerous times to be hung up on by an automated service and can’t get through to you at all. You’ve charged me twice for my bill & disconnected me even though I’ve paid!

  • doc_drops Spooky Scary Skeledrops🎃🎃🎃 (@doc_drops) reported from Newcastle upon Tyne, England

    @O2 Your service in NE2 is shocking

  • ilovefluffy andrew 🎃 (@ilovefluffy) reported from Newcastle upon Tyne, England

    @O2 I was supposed to get a free upgrade every 12 months but your "problems with supply" last year meant that I didn't get my new phone for over a month after I requested it, so my refresh date is a month later, which pushes it past my annual christmas trip. It's a farce.

  • AngieOrrick Angie Orrick (@AngieOrrick) reported from Walker Gate, England

    @O2 you have the worst customer service ever encountered! If I could stop paying you I would! That’s your shop and by telephone

  • VictoriaMurtha Victoria Murtha (@VictoriaMurtha) reported from Newcastle upon Tyne, England

    @O2 Currently trying to upgrade my phone. No online agents available, if I visit the store will there be someone available to help me?

  • craigblundred Craig Blundred (@craigblundred) reported from Whitley Bay, England

    @O2 hi - my wife has been trying to resolve issue with SMS settings - have disappeared yet again. Spent over an hour on live chat but keeps getting passed to different teams then cut off. Has happened before we know what needs to be done but very poor service now.

  • rebeccajadetho1 Rebecca Thorne (@rebeccajadetho1) reported from Shiremoor, England

    @O2 It’s still not working

  • nossy1996 Gracie (@nossy1996) reported from Newcastle upon Tyne, England

    @MyUNiDAYS @O2 I am trying to activate the JBL discount but no money seems to get deducted at checkout... plz help, I’m desperate for a new speaker

  • doc_drops Spooky Scary Skeledrops🎃🎃🎃 (@doc_drops) reported from Newcastle upon Tyne, England

    @O2 Your coverage in most of Newcastle is shocking, I live in NE2 and the best signal I get is 1 bar of 3G in my iPhone 7

  • RuxanaNargol Ruxana Nargolwala (@RuxanaNargol) reported from North Gosforth, England

    @hellyarrj @O2 Having the same problem. #o2 should deal with this. Totally unacceptable.

  • adshill Adam Hill (@adshill) reported from Morpeth, England

    @O2 I’ve just been told that the only way I can use My O2 is to setup a new email account despite My O2 saying it’s the phone number that is the problem. Do I have to have two email accounts just for O2? Seems utterly absurd.

  • _RebeccaJT Rebecca (@_RebeccaJT) reported from Sunderland, England

    @O2 can someone please give me a response to a query, I have had an automated reply in dm which not helpful in anyway. I have tried my o2 app and it doesn’t help. I have also tried ringing o2 just keep getting cut off.

  • doc_drops Santa Drops is coming to Toon 🎅🎅 (@doc_drops) reported from Newcastle upon Tyne, England

    You’re rolling out 5G when Newcastle doesn’t even have basic coverage, I have a 50GB contract with you and barely manage to use 2GB a month due to lack of signal/searching for free Wifi @O2

O2 Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • RachelMcSheehy Rachel (@RachelMcSheehy) reported

    @giffgaff @O2 can you tell me when issues in CF63 area are due to be resolved. Service is intermittent & I’ve been unable to make important phone calls the past 3 days. Thanks.

  • TomMilrus Tom Milroy (@TomMilrus) reported

    @O2 I recently got a monthly sim and when I signed up I provided a PAC code. It wasn’t until today that I found out people had been trying to call me and that my phone number had not been ported over. How can I fix this?

  • jontouhig Jon Touhig (@jontouhig) reported

    I see all @O2 staff are out enjoying the sun. I try to use the text help services wait for over an hour for a reply you open the link to chat and they end the chat. Try calling you go through some options it says she may be waiting few to 15 mins then cut you off.. POOR SERVICE

  • yousaftweets irsa is a driver she DRIVES (@yousaftweets) reported

    my day gets worse uhhh **** u @o2

  • andrewhillyard3 . (@andrewhillyard3) reported

    @O2 Oh thanks that worked. I presume everyone had the same problem then?

  • justin_arnold Justin Arnold (@justin_arnold) reported

    So update, @O2 DM to sort issue, no response, I have been put on a data tariff no in/out calls… 7 days ago I began a journey to upgrade.. nightmare.. the handset I traded in has disppeared despite having a right to cancel..o2 are terrible. #poorcustomerservice

  • NathFerguson Nath (@NathFerguson) reported

    The amount of money they charge and they have 3 masts not working in 3 different post codes what a joke @O2

  • JoannaSophieLou Joanna (@JoannaSophieLou) reported

    The wait music on @O2 sounds like someone is actually singing down the phone to me with dodgy reception. It’s horrific 🙉🙉🙉🙉

  • BarryStump BarryStump (@BarryStump) reported

    @O2 Help from o2 ? The most depressing thought

  • GuyHendry Guy Hendry (@GuyHendry) reported

    @O2 your company is a complete joke. Spent months trying to fix issues, promised manager calls that never happen. Just spent another 1.5 hours on the phone for it to cut out waiting for an advisor to look into things. #pileofshit #chocolateteapot