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O2 outages and service status in Manchester, England

Problems detected

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

Full Outage Map
  • O2 generated 1 outage signal in the last 24 hours around Manchester, including 1 direct report.
  • The most common problems reported in this area mention Phone and Total Blackout.
  • The most recent signal from this area was received Apr 21, 10:20 AM GMT+1.
  • 80% Phone (80%)
  • 20% Total Blackout (20%)

The latest reports from users having issues in Manchester come from postal codes M15 , M20 , M18 and M61 .

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 Manchester, England

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

April 21: Problems at O2

O2 is having issues since 11:00 AM GMT. Are you also affected? Leave a message in the comments section!

Live Outage Map Near Manchester, England

The most recent O2 outage reports came from the following cities: Manchester, Wilmslow, Bolton, Oldham, and Stockport.

CityProblem TypeReport Time
Manchester Phone 6 hours ago
Wilmslow Phone 12 days ago
Manchester Total Blackout 20 days ago
Manchester Phone 27 days ago
Manchester Phone 28 days ago
Manchester Phone 1 month ago

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O2 Issues Reports Near Manchester, England

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in Manchester and nearby locations:

  • Gsd1Omara
    Keeley O'Mara (@Gsd1Omara) reported from Rochdale, England

    @O2 why is the signal strength in #Middleton?? We have 4 phones with you & it’s shocking!! There’s loads of people wanting to change supplier

  • LastMinuteLeese
    Leese 🇬🇧 (@LastMinuteLeese) reported from Mossley, England

    @O2 It's always the same at work. Terrible service in a lot of places in Oldham.

  • OxRoloxW
    W Woolfall D (@OxRoloxW) reported from Lymm, England

    @O2 keep ok here O2 network

  • pieuksocial
    PIE: Pursuing Individual Excellence (@pieuksocial) reported from Stockport, England

    This Christmas, @O2 is donating data to those who need it. For every tweet using #O2DataPledge this Giving Tuesday, they'll donate even more data to the National Databank. Tap below to tweet your support 👇

  • sonnisamosa
    Sonia (@sonnisamosa) reported from Urmston, England

    @O2 Hello, my data hasn’t worked since yesterday. I’ve reset the network settings and my phone. Any ideas?

  • lindsdaniels
    Linds (@lindsdaniels) reported from Manchester, England

    This Christmas, @O2 is donating data to those who need it. For every tweet using #O2DataPledge this Giving Tuesday, they'll donate even more data to the National Databank. Tap below to tweet your support 👇

  • malllmallll
    Mario Alghatta (@malllmallll) reported from Manchester, England

    @O2 terrible service from you guys today. Thanks for the inconvenience...

  • tinytimwild
    Victor Wild (@tinytimwild) reported from Oldham, England

    @O2 just to give Jake at o2 Oldham store a review as I don’t know where else to do it! First class service even with technological failing in the store helped my upgrade on 01/05/2021 helped me upgrade to iPhone 12pro max best customer service I’ve received from o2 thanks Jake

  • eagleeyedferret
    Adrian Simcox (@eagleeyedferret) reported from Urmston, England

    @O2 2/2 both occasions the call centres were noisy. Call centre operative didn’t speak very god English. Both operatives complaining their systems were slow or not working at all and putting me on hold for long periods.

  • Shelo_Mrs
    🌸Shelo🌸 (@Shelo_Mrs) reported from Bolton, England

    @O2 why is it IMPOSSIBLE to speak yo somebody about your crappy service & non existent network????? £50 per month for NO SERVICE AT ALL for almost 12 months ! That's £600 shocking company!!

  • Dr_Bass
    Doctor Bass (@Dr_Bass) reported from Manchester, England

    @O2 Hi, my 4G signal over the last few months has been dreadful. I’m currently sitting with 3 bars of 4G and waiting about 10-20 seconds for a picture to download. I thought it was just me but seen plenty others complaining.

  • gerwyn
    Gerwyn (@gerwyn) reported from Manchester, England

    @biteme_brighton @O2 @leemc87 It’s awful in Manchester

  • Dunkie5150
    Paul Dunk (@Dunkie5150) reported from Glossop, England

    @O2 your data network is utter 💩 That is all. #EOC #ImOff

  • miss_scw
    Miss C-W (@miss_scw) reported from Ashton-under-Lyne, England

    @O2 yet more poor signal on your network in my area, really fed up now.

  • alid7997
    Alastair (@alid7997) reported from Manchester, England

    @O2 why is your signal in Manchester so, so ****?!

  • JonnyGravel
    jonnytaylor (@JonnyGravel) reported from Rochdale, England

    @O2 really poor customer service today when trying to open a new account #exasperated

  • dtackley
    Daniel Tackley (@dtackley) reported from Bury, England

    Oh what a surprise. @O2 have yet again failed to take my direct debit payment. Every month I call and they assure me the next payment will be taken but it never has. Sheer incompetence!

  • LukeAMarsden
    Luke Marsden (@LukeAMarsden) reported from Oldham, England

    @O2 are there any issues currently in the Oldham area? Can't connect to the internet

  • Matt_Aspden
    matt aspden 🍂 (@Matt_Aspden) reported from Bolton, England

    @O2 is your payment gateway down? Had several calls to pay my bill, but can’t seem to process and payment on My O2 app

  • kingpak93
    Paul King (Kingy) (@kingpak93) reported from Glossop, England

    @O2 Have changed phones and need a micro sim card. Have PAYG with credit so want to keep same number and credit I have. Ordered a sim card online a week ago and nothing has arrived. Can you help please? New phone sat unused as can’t put standard size sim card in it.

O2 Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • DelBoy80s
    Rugbybloke 🇪🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🌹 (@DelBoy80s) reported

    @RedRosesRugby @O2 How poor was that play, u14s at best.

  • ChrisAO123
    Chris.SE (@ChrisAO123) reported

    @O2 So @O2, here we are in the middle of April and the Community is still not working, so when will it?

  • shazagroovy
    groovy (@shazagroovy) reported

    @macca2002 @O2 As usual o2 you never reply really bad customer service

  • S4Blade
    S4Blade (@S4Blade) reported

    Can't help feel that @o2 data reception has got worse since they launched that satellite data thing 5G is like being on dial up

  • LadyLucia05
    Lucia (@LadyLucia05) reported

    @O2 You was not interested in my complaint, I sent it twice, now I want to leave your interested sounds about right.

  • pb1982
    PB1982 (@pb1982) reported

    After 20 days and multiple calls to o2, I’ve decided to request a refund and return my order. It’s amazing how quick they work to get you off the phone and take zero accountability for the poor customer service and experience…‘£50 compensation and we’ll close your complaint’ @o2

  • ThomooseLamb
    Thomas Lamb (@ThomooseLamb) reported

    @O2 hi why is there never any internet signal in Atherton, Manchester? This has been going on for months now. Thanks

  • HannahKBardell
    Hannah Kennedy-Bardell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ (@HannahKBardell) reported

    @O2 been sitting in one of your stores for nearly an hour now, trying to make an insurance claim, the in shop service is excellent but your systems are totally useless, online claim doesn’t work passed to 4 different people on the phone and even your staff here are frustrated

  • lilith15016
    Lilith Tuylor (@lilith15016) reported

    @O2 O2 make it almost impossible to access the site. Poor signal, no customer care, and customers are tolerated, not welcome.

  • Rocky_Horror17
    Vikki (@Rocky_Horror17) reported

    @O2 Can you tell me how I can speak to customer service based in the UK please