O2 outages and service status in Bolton, England
Problems detected
Users are reporting problems related to: internet, phone and total blackout.
Full Outage Map
- O2 generated 1 outage signal in the last 24 hours around Bolton, including 1 direct report.
- The most common problems reported in this area mention Internet, Total Blackout, and Phone.
- The most recent signal from this area was received Aug 18, 9:40 AM GMT+1.
- Internet (48%)
- Total Blackout (42%)
- Phone (8%)
- E-mail (1%)
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 Bolton, England
The chart below shows the number of O2 reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Bolton, England and surrounding areas. An outage is declared when the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line.
August 18: Problems at O2
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Live Outage Map Near Bolton, England
The most recent O2 outage reports came from the following cities: Blackburn, Manchester, and Rochdale.
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Blackburn
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Internet | 11 hours ago |
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Blackburn
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Internet | 2 days ago |
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Blackburn
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Phone | 2 days ago |
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Manchester
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Phone | 5 days ago |
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Blackburn
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Total Blackout | 5 days ago |
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Blackburn
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Internet | 5 days ago |
Nearby cities with recent reports
8 recent signals
1 recent signals
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O2 Issues Reports Near Bolton, England
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in Bolton and nearby locations:
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Joe Holmes (@J0eH0lmes) reported from Salford, England@O2 my phone is saying no sim so I have zero signal or data to call or text you. Any chance of getting someone to give me a ring to sort out a new sim card?
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Leann (@leannt1984) reported from Salford, EnglandHi @O2 I’m both a virgin media customer and have a pay monthly sim with O2 and i am struggling to sign up to Volt! Help!
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Jacqualine Kennedy (@17jkennedy) reported from Bryn, EnglandIt’s already been said but @o2 it’s a disgrace - early access to Peter Kay tickets - no chance, now sold out - O2 customers were NEVER getting priority ……
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Abi (@AbiClarey) reported from Stockport, England@O2 I seem to never have any internet access anywhere, even when showing 4G nothing loads and no WhatsApp’s come through
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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.
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Rob 🇪🇺🏴 (@RJakesEU) reported from Manchester, England@O2 when are you going to fix the mobile signal in Manchester? Hardly anything in the city centre and I need to rely on Wi-Fi. Definitely not worth what I’m currently paying for it
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Sam (@SamAspinall95) reported from Leyland, England@O2 would you be able to Message me in regards to my bill, can’t seem to ring customer service just disconnects
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Dave Wright (@DaveWrigh) reported from Manchester, England@BruceDevlin @grantmathieson @O2 I work in the industry (not for O2 though, although I have had internal dealings with them) and that does seem like a very odd course of action to recommend. DM me with your issue if you want and I’ll see if I can point you in the right direction?
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Howard Rice (@howierice) reported from Sale, England@O2 @virginmedia @Curlykidlife Hi Virgin Media. Have just moved my sim over to O2 and as an existing VM customer applied for my free Volt upgrade. O2 have doubled my mobile data and you have upgraded my broadband. However you have now almost doubled my monthly payment. VM customer service cannot help ?!
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Sonia (@sonnisamosa) reported from Urmston, England@O2 Yes it says 4G, I have no idea what’s going on. Is there an issue certain areas possibly?
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Liz Tuite (@tuite_liz) reported from Atherton, England@O2 I messaged earlier and you managed to help me with my query, I’ve since sent another DM but have not received any reply. I messaged as my husband lost his phone so you blocked it for me. It has now been returned by the taxi driver so he requires the phone unlocking please
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Mathew Edwards (@mathew69) reported from Manchester, EnglandThis 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 👇
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Dave Johnson (@ecgdave) reported from Edenfield, England@O2 hello upgraded my phone last week and submitted a sim swap request that's still not been actioned in over 24hrs is there an issue?
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James Sawday (@SawdayJames) reported from Manchester, EnglandHello @O2 your network coverage across the UK is awful: there’s about one street in Manchester where I get a useable 4G signal and nowhere else. Definitely isn’t my devise as I’ve just been abroad and the signal worked perfectly. What are my options please?
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⚽️ Jon BWFC Hurst ⚽️ (@JonHurst15) reported from Bolton, England@O2 I have done and no joy, paying 50 odd quid a month for crap signal and crap Internet signal everywhere I go, you want to help then help me cancel my contract for a service you are not providing 👍
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John Edgar (@springviewer) reported from Wigan, England@shafterjay @O2 Now we're paying good money for no service
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Lucy Willis (@LucyLoopy86) reported from Standish, England@O2 And you even txt me to ask me rate the experience with your staff .... HOW .... never got through !!
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Josh Deegan (@Josh_Deegan) reported from Manchester, England@BigLouComedy @O2 100% Gonna try the general sale on Saturday. Don't hold much hope but you never know
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Jacqueline (@JacquiDarling) reported from Bolton, England@O2 known issue affecting quality of calls and 4G reduced to 3 G. Spoke with your Helpdesk who are aware of issue in BL3 area but no fix date. Why am i paying for a service i cant use. Been told to use wifi or hotspot. Been happening fir weeks now.
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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
O2 Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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nico 🏁 (@bombdiggy__) reported@O2 Kindly **** off. You’ve tried to investigate this so many times and failed then told me if I cancel my contract I’ll need to pay £300 remaining.
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tinytim (@Timthetiny2002) reported@O2 @ajgbarnes My name is seers and I think I’ve been patient enough but fir approx last 6-8 weeks I haven’t been able to phone out or friends phone in I’ve found difficulty in arranging garage appt eye appts etc I live in Clevedon and according to your info the mast has been down
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Victoria Anderton (@vmanderton) reportedGetting so fed up my, my Samsung s25 ultra is constantly overheating, won't charge, the WiFi is awful and all I wasn't to do is log into my account to make sure it's still insured and I keep going round in circles trying to verify my email @O2
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Billion Dollar Brain #MDANT (@harryhpalmer) reportedWow. The quality of signal and performance from @lebara since switching from @O2 which has been shite for a long time. 5G all the way on my tube journey, unlike o2. And Lebara is so much cheaper.
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flv (@flv32321) reportedAbsolute disaster class in customer service from @O2. Trapped in a loop of fraud teams sending me to stores, store staff sending me to broken web forms, and zero phone support. Guess that's why CISAS and GDPR exist. 📉🛑 @MoneySavingExp @Ofcom #O2 #CustomerService #ConsumerRight
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Neil Hendry (@donnyhendry82) reported@o2 why do you reduce mobile jnternet signall all the time, one mjnute youve got internet workjng properly and then with samme full 5g signal it stops working why am i oaying you for a service that i djnt get
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Dillon (@Freeyourradio) reportedThere has been a outage in @EnfieldCouncil with @O2 since 21st July and i have only found out now because i spoke with someone from....o2. Great communication guys......awful service. What a joke!!!!
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Jack Woods (@Jackwoods2020) reported@O2 your signal is ******* pony sort it out ffs
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david taylor (@dt297) reported@Jenny_1884 I don’t need to turn alerts off. I’m on @O2, so I never have a bloody signal!🤬
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Jack Woods (@Jackwoods2020) reported@Welchy @O2 Mate used to be the bollox the last 2 weeks barely get any signal ******* anywhere