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Plusnet Outage Report in South Shields, South Tyneside, England

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Plusnet plc is a British quad play internet service provider; providing broadband using DSL and fibre technology, landline, digital television and Mobile services. Plusnet is part of BT.

Problems in the last 24 hours in South Shields, England

The chart below shows the number of Plusnet 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.

Plusnet Outage Chart in South Shields, South Tyneside, England 03/01/2026 20:25

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Most Reported Problems

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

  1. Internet (64%)

    Internet (64%)

  2. Wi-fi (16%)

    Wi-fi (16%)

  3. E-mail (10%)

    E-mail (10%)

  4. Total Blackout (9%)

    Total Blackout (9%)

  5. Phone (1%)

    Phone (1%)

  6. TV (1%)

    TV (1%)

Live Outage Map Near South Shields, South Tyneside, England

The most recent Plusnet outage reports came from the following cities: Newcastle upon Tyne, Blyth, Washington and Wallsend.

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City Problem Type Report Time
United KingdomNewcastle upon Tyne Internet
United KingdomNewcastle upon Tyne Internet
United KingdomBlyth Internet
United KingdomWashington Internet
United KingdomNewcastle upon Tyne Internet
United KingdomNewcastle upon Tyne Internet

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Plusnet Issues Reports Near South Shields, England

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

  • mouse5555 Lynn Dixon (@mouse5555) reported from Newcastle upon Tyne, England

    @Plusnet Don’t worry about it plusnet doesn’t work for long enough for anyone to have issues with safety

  • BlocknBottle Block & Bottle (@BlocknBottle) reported from Walker Gate, England

    @Plusnet HELP! Our internet’s gone down, how can we get it up and running in the next 1 hour and 11 minutes before we open?!

  • GazPottsy G:Potz (@GazPottsy) reported from Morpeth, England

    @spazdiv I had Plusnet for around 6 years with no problems at all. Very fast and reliable. Only moved to Sky because it was a very cheap deal.

  • Lizzyr59 Lizzy Robinson (@Lizzyr59) reported from Newcastle upon Tyne, England

    @Plusnet Outage in Newcastle? No broadband since 8pm

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

    Broadband down at home @Plusnet not great said there some fault needs and engineer.

  • 2012neil2012 Outdoorsey (@2012neil2012) reported from Dunston, England

    @Plusnet I am having issues with my home WiFi connection since doing a separate password change on my plusnet online account. Do you have an email address I can send router reference images to , to discuss / resolve? Many thanks

Plusnet Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • Plusnet Plusnet (@Plusnet) reported

    @SlipperyWeezel Hi Dale, I'm sorry to hear you're having issues with your connection. From looking at the line, I can see that the router was connecting with factory settings, though it is now connecting correctly; are you now able to get online? -Tony Plusnet Sheffield

  • i_sainsburys IMadeThisAccountBecauseSainsburysDoesntHaveAnEmail (@i_sainsburys) reported

    @Plusnet I need to cancel my plusnet account and contract but your help site only gives a phone number to contact. Is there a way I can do this in writing?

  • jb60bez Jamie Berry (@jb60bez) reported

    @Plusnet do you have service issues in RG20 currently?

  • Newoneinvillage Jean Pierre Ivanov (@Newoneinvillage) reported

    @TooGoodToGo_UK Hi there I was using your app before using my Plusnet WiFi and it was working perfectly. Now I am on community fibre and your app is not working on it. Can you help me to fix this please?

  • Plusnet Plusnet (@Plusnet) reported

    @kelly_tengi Hi, I'm sorry to hear this and for the inconvenience this must have caused. If you would like us to look into the issue, please send us a direct message with the mobile number in question. - Beth, Plusnet Sheffield

  • PeterTaylorFW Peter Taylor (@PeterTaylorFW) reported

    @Plusnet The internet at my house has been frequently slow in the last few days. Please could you investigate the cause?

  • RATR2016 RageAgainstTheRight (@RATR2016) reported

    I’ve never had internet issues before plusnet took over but I’m not allowed to leave, even though I lose internet connection dozens of times a day, @Hyperoptic I have to wait a couple of months till I’m out of contract but can I officially put the transfer request in now?

  • SenileElf Robert Dickson (@SenileElf) reported

    @EE Spoke to them many of times.. I never had these issues with plusnet.. Which is why I'll be going back once my contract is up.

  • EwanSnook Ewan🟨🟥 (@EwanSnook) reported

    Plusnet I wish horrible things upon you

  • lizziejane63 Jane (@lizziejane63) reported

    @Plusnet help! Forgotten my password so can’t access email, the help page sends me a link, to my email, to reset it! Viscous circle!!