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O2 Outage Report in Birkenhead, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, 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 Birkenhead, England

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

O2 Outage Chart in Birkenhead, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, England 01/23/2026 09:20

January 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 (49%)

    Phone (49%)

  2. Internet (30%)

    Internet (30%)

  3. Total Blackout (13%)

    Total Blackout (13%)

  4. E-mail (4%)

    E-mail (4%)

  5. Wi-fi (3%)

    Wi-fi (3%)

  6. TV (%)

    TV (%)

Live Outage Map Near Birkenhead, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, England

The most recent O2 outage reports came from the following cities: Upton, Seaforth and St Helens.

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City Problem Type Report Time
United KingdomUpton Total Blackout
United KingdomSeaforth Phone
United KingdomSt Helens Internet
United KingdomLiverpool Phone
United KingdomSt Helens Internet
United KingdomBirkenhead Internet

Community Discussion

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O2 Issues Reports Near Birkenhead, England

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

  • DanSnelson Dan snelson (@DanSnelson) reported from Widnes, England

    Second day of no service @O2 any idea of when it will be back up and running in wa8 area

  • Solsticebaby KLee (@Solsticebaby) reported from Ellesmere Port, England

    30 minutes on the phone to @O2 to pay off my device and then they hang up. Disgraceful customer service.

  • stevegsimpson Steve Simpson (@stevegsimpson) reported from Garston, England

    @O2 any issues in the L24 area, reception in the area not good at the best of times but has been awful the last couple of weeks.

  • willissweeney97 Willis Sweeney (@willissweeney97) reported from Liverpool, England

    @O2 why can’t I get through to customer services I’ve been trying to get through for half an hour now????

  • ScouseNumberOne Scouse Number 1 (@ScouseNumberOne) reported from Garston, England

    @O2 Gave up and have gone elsewhere will also be moving my company and all personal accounts from @O2 I have never been messed about so much when trying to give a company my business... absolutely utter madness how poor your customer service is..!

  • ScouseNumberOne Scouse Number 1 (@ScouseNumberOne) reported from Garston, England

    @O2 you are as an organisation possibly the worst most incompetent, disorganised shambles of an excuse of a company I have ever come across and at this point are making @VodafoneUK look professional and trust me I wouldn’t trust them to make a cup of tea

  • Ben_Alex_86 Ben Alexander (@Ben_Alex_86) reported from Liverpool, England

    @O2 hey I’m having connectivity issues & have for months. Reported it & you guys keep calling me and leaving voicemails saying you’ll call back. Well guess what I can’t answer the calls to you because I have no signal!

  • willissweeney97 Willis Sweeney (@willissweeney97) reported from Liverpool, England

    I’ve been waiting half an hour to speak to customer services??? @O2 🙄

  • SteByrneLFC Ste Byrne (@SteByrneLFC) reported from Birkenhead, England

    How ******** can @Apple charge you so much money for the IPhone 12 and it not come with a charger? Or even headphone? Robbing bastards @O2 you guys are just as bad

  • Margymoo This is me 🧶 (@Margymoo) reported from Birkenhead, England

    @O2 any help out there ? #badcustomerservice

  • Margymoo This is me 🧶 (@Margymoo) reported from Birkenhead, England

    @O2 problem needs resolving today , can you help ?

  • amijesuspablo Jesus Pablo (@amijesuspablo) reported from Liverpool, England

    Mad how due to an issue with @bt_uk I’ve had to use my @O2 data to do my work. Which was great, 15GB lasted me from Monday till yesterday. Now I added an extra 8GB yesterday to see me through and half has been used in 24 hours and I’ve not even done uploads/downloads!! #*****

  • DanielleBaileyx Danielle Bailey (@DanielleBaileyx) reported from Roby, England

    @O2 you must have to be one of the worst companies to get hold of. You have disconnected my sons phone over such a small ammount of money after such a small period of time. I’ve tried to sort this and I cannot get hold of anyone

  • PLees321 Paul Lees (@PLees321) reported from Garston, England

    @O2 Awful customer service for my 71 year old mother today. Still not sorted. Promised a call back. Still waiting.

  • elrosevincent Ellie♐️ (@elrosevincent) reported from Liverpool, England

    Trying to pay off my device plan but can’t get through to anyone, just keep getting an automated woman saying “goodbye” help @O2

  • willissweeney97 Willis Sweeney (@willissweeney97) reported from Liverpool, England

    @O2 I just want to buy my contract out, switch my number out to another network oh my god WHY CANT I get through to your customer service line 🙄 shocking customer service this even from use

  • Margymoo This is me 🧶 (@Margymoo) reported from Birkenhead, England

    @O2 been phoning #customerservice, should they be hanging up on me ? Need help #ASAP

  • ScouseNumberOne Scouse Number 1 (@ScouseNumberOne) reported from Garston, England

    @O2 is anyone answering the phone today or am I just sat here listening to your crap music....

  • craigparry85 Craig Parry (@craigparry85) reported from Kirkby, England

    @O2 is there a customer service number that can be called where I can actually speak to a human being please? I have tried 5 different numbers and each one goes through the options and then says bye and hangs up the call! How can anyone deal with their account when you can’t spk!

  • lindseyjthom Lindsey (@lindseyjthom) reported from Liverpool, England

    Had nothing but signal problems since joining @O2 😣

O2 Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • MrEagling Chris Eagling (@MrEagling) reported

    @o2 @GreggsOfficial Two weeks in a row have been unable to use free coffee qr code in priority app because of till issues in-store. Please reset my code so I can try again 😤👎🏻

  • Sherlhaa SherlMc (@Sherlhaa) reported

    @LisaHughes94 @O2 I've had same problem for over 2 weeks now! Getting nowhere..😵‍💫

  • Tom82070283 Tom (@Tom82070283) reported

    @O2 promised a call back from your management and complaints team. Neither have happened,another advisor just terminated call as couldn't be bothered to deal with issue. Sent item back for refund a month ago.Still not refunded.Worst customer service ever experienced rogue traders

  • HolliCarden Holli “gobby scientist” Carden (@HolliCarden) reported

    @O2 Oh and while you’re at it. Please add 5G to Scotland… signal in the biggest two cites is awful, and non-existent outwith Glasgow/Edinburgh.

  • timefried Travis (@timefried) reported

    @O2 Not on your network

  • drdjmorrison Dr Dominique Morrison (@drdjmorrison) reported

    @O2 I am waiting for customer services to call me back regarding waiving my contract early termination fee. They were supposed to call me at 5pm yesterday. No point me calling 202 as this issue needs management decision.

  • kalel011 vish uttam (@kalel011) reported

    @O2 I have been trying to get hold of the Customer services Dept but I have been on hold for over 2 hours !! Online chat is not working either !

  • gigi_0110 Gigi (@gigi_0110) reported

    @O2 Have you closed down your Stratford-upon-Avon store or is it just being refurbished? Went to pop in today and it's a building site!

  • kimbaslase Kim Slase (@kimbaslase) reported

    Trying not to be offended that @o2 customer service line literally hangs up on me every time I say what I need help with?

  • arsenalfantv5 arsenal fan tv 💜 (@arsenalfantv5) reported from Crawley, England

    @O2 Hi. Which areas of the London Underground Network do you cover whilst in the tunnels or would that be a question to be directed at TfL