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Virgin Media Outage Report in Whitley Bay, Borough of North Tyneside, England

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The latest reports from users having issues in Whitley Bay come from postal codes NE25.

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Problems in the last 24 hours in Whitley Bay, England

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

Virgin Media Outage Chart in Whitley Bay, Borough of North Tyneside, England 08/26/2025 17:20

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Most Reported Problems

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

  1. Internet (44%)

    Internet (44%)

  2. TV (23%)

    TV (23%)

  3. Wi-fi (13%)

    Wi-fi (13%)

  4. Total Blackout (12%)

    Total Blackout (12%)

  5. E-mail (6%)

    E-mail (6%)

  6. Phone (2%)

    Phone (2%)

Live Outage Map Near Whitley Bay, Borough of North Tyneside, England

The most recent Virgin Media outage reports came from the following cities: Wallsend, Newcastle upon Tyne, Shiremoor, Gateshead, Sunderland, South Shields, Whitley Bay, North Shields, Blaydon-on-Tyne, Cramlington, Jarrow, Boldon Colliery, Blyth and Hebburn.

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City Problem Type Report Time
United KingdomWallsend Total Blackout
United KingdomNewcastle upon Tyne Internet
United KingdomShiremoor E-mail
United KingdomGateshead Wi-fi
United KingdomGateshead TV
United KingdomSunderland Wi-fi

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Virgin Media Issues Reports Near Whitley Bay, England

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in Whitley Bay and nearby locations:

  • _AR91 Adam. (@_AR91) reported from South Shields, England

    It’s no wonder people pay for the dodgy sticks when you’ve got **** like this ffs @virginmedia

  • CompaneroDave David (@CompaneroDave) reported from Wallsend, England

    Have been forced upstairs to watch the match in the PS4. WiFi is usually crap up here. But, no, it's working perfectly so I'm forced to watch #NUFC. Cheers @virginmedia, why can't you do this when I'm trying to work?!

  • donnawatson76 Donna watson (@donnawatson76) reported from Dunston, England

    @virginmedia I wanted to cancel or down grade my package due to the rising costs and my partner being on furlough and my own business having to be closed but every way i tried to contact you i had no reply i was held in a que for 40mins and then cut off, i emailed still no response so i have

  • L17aamLiam Liam (@L17aamLiam) reported from Gateshead, England

    @virginmedia total disgrace. Very poor service.

  • billgibbon Bill Gibbon (@billgibbon) reported from Whitley Bay, England

    @virginmedia Thanks - doesn’t help. All state no known issues. We’ve no TV/phone/broadband or anything. using O2 phone hotspot to connect to you.

  • billgibbon Bill Gibbon (@billgibbon) reported from Whitley Bay, England

    @virginmedia All praise to your engineer Paul who has got us back online this afternoon. Still needs a new cable to be pulled through, but the fix is there. Thanks for everything.

  • donnawatson76 Donna watson (@donnawatson76) reported from Dunston, England

    What to do when you have been trying to contact @virginmedia since november 2 complaints raised with disgusting customer service, eventually someone answers the phone only to cut me off 😡😡😡

  • peteroliver18 Peter Oliver (@peteroliver18) reported from Gateshead, England

    @virginmedia My broadband has gone into a weird stopped working properly and I'm at my dad's house 12 Wardenlaw NE10 8NE it keeps going on and off and is so slow and it is barely usable! Is anyone else having the same problem with Virgin?

  • AndrewI81572127 Andrew Irwin (@AndrewI81572127) reported from Washington, England

    @virginmedia my parents services are down , in Consett , co Durham . Phone and everything

  • McXinnie Chris McKinnie (@McXinnie) reported from Whitley Bay, England

    @virginmedia £27 up to £32 without a letter, text, email or anything is a bit rude, can you explain why?

  • evilwallpaper arc (@evilwallpaper) reported from Newburn, England

    Had to break out the DVDs like a peasant because virgin media is down.

  • donnawatson76 Donna watson (@donnawatson76) reported from Dunston, England

    @virginmedia Are you actually serious you have now wasted over an hour of my time back and forward on here to tell me to ring the same number i was cut iff from twice back in nov!!! Disgusting customer service @virginmedia what a joke

  • Kristian7Ross Kristian Ross (@Kristian7Ross) reported from Morpeth, England

    @virginmedia Hi, you’ve blocked my grandmothers sim for reasons unknown and now she requires a new one. She received a text to say it has been sent out but it’s never arrived. Can someone please look into this for me?

  • donnawatson76 Donna watson (@donnawatson76) reported from Dunston, England

    @virginmedia Have paid another months subscription when i could of had a better package and lower cost from @skytv appalling customer service @virginmedia once i get to speak with someone i will not be continuing my account

  • simplyajblog Abbie✨ (@simplyajblog) reported from Dunston, England

    @katiexmiddleton @virginmedia VM is big in my area for internet but the last house I was in could only have TalkTalk. When I moved, I just transferred my address over instead of moving across to VM. The trouble you’ve, and everybody else it seems, had makes me glad I did! I’ve not had an issue with TT once!

  • donnawatson76 Donna watson (@donnawatson76) reported from Dunston, England

    @virginmedia My initial call was about the price increase and to see if we could downgrade as my partner is on furlough my business is closed that was 25th nov so have since paid another 2 months bill £168 I could not be more disappointed in the service i have received

  • donnawatson76 Donna watson (@donnawatson76) reported from Dunston, England

    @virginmedia The only call i have had was 2 calls from the sales to team to offer me a black friday deal, when i asked were they calling in response to my compliant they said they were unable to help with that as it was not their deptartment

  • donnawatson76 Donna watson (@donnawatson76) reported from Dunston, England

    @virginmedia I am not in receipt of universal credit and back in nov i thought we could save some money by downgrading now I would like everything out, and will go with another provider. After the service i have received from yourselves nobody else can do as bad a job

  • justincolli71 justin collins (@justincolli71) reported from Sunderland, England

    @virginmedia stop constantly calling with silent calls and then cutting off, I've spoken to two people in customer service who advised no one has called. when I call the number back it says its virgin media. Terrible service

  • donnawatson76 Donna watson (@donnawatson76) reported from Dunston, England

    @virginmedia This is just a screen shot!!! Showing the numbers i called and the link i followed, I dont have a copy as it was an online form i completed , if you are unable to help please stop wasting my precious time with my family

Virgin Media Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • CarlMShepherd Just Carl Shepherd (@CarlMShepherd) reported

    WiFi has been down for 5 days now, boy I sure love not being able to do any of my assignments, with the deadline rapidly approaching, and this somehow not counting as mitigating circumstances. So yeah **** @virginmedia

  • AbiGillibrand Abi Gillibrand (@AbiGillibrand) reported

    @virginmedia Hi! It's been two weeks now and my internet is still going down... Do you know when it will be secure again - it's just really inconvenient with working from home 🥺🙏

  • EpiphanyA5 Epiphany A (@EpiphanyA5) reported

    @virginmedia absolute dog **** of a service!!! Staff in your call centres are RUDE! Constantly on hold or waiting for over an hour to get through! Going over the same ****!!! Still waiting for the manager of technical to contact me! Poor excuse of a service

  • Bennzky ben (@Bennzky) reported

    @virginmedia its been an issue for ages thats why i keep trying to get help but nothing

  • adamfletcher03 Adam Fletcher 🌳 (@adamfletcher03) reported

    @virginmedia A reliable service would be a start

  • DeviousPL PL84 (@DeviousPL) reported

    @virginmedia Is one of the gifts an internet and TV connection that doesn’t go offline all the time? Or how about competent customer service? I know I know, I’m probably asking way too much...

  • rmills599 RICHARD MILLS (@rmills599) reported

    @virginmedia Probably 25 days off poor/no customer service, not getting what I pay for. Fobbed off, lied to, cut off. Hours of waiting to speak to someone who cannot help. Been told to text a number which does not reply.

  • edandersen Ed Andersen (@edandersen) reported

    Just saw some really weird behavior with Virgin Media cable.. was getting slow downloads until I ran SpeedTest. Then they went back to normal. Hmmm

  • gaz_dance Rita Miller (@gaz_dance) reported

    @virginmedia Hi. Existing customer here. Disappointed with the trouble I'm having transferring services to my new address - you keep changing/not confirming the date. Makes WFH tricky during a pandemic. Message me x

  • meditationvac Meditationvacation (@meditationvac) reported

    @virginmedia I have and they say that they will turn up but they never do