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Virgin Media Outage Report in South Shields, South Tyneside, England

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Virgin Media offers mobile phone, television, broadband internet and phone service over the cable network. Virgin Media is part of NTL:Telewest. Virgin's mobile service is available under the Virgin Mobile brand, which operates as a mobile virtual network operator using the T-Mobile and Orange networks.

Problems in the last 24 hours in South Shields, England

The chart below shows the number of Virgin Media 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.

Virgin Media Outage Chart in South Shields, South Tyneside, England 11/27/2025 15:40

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Most Reported Problems

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

  1. Internet (60%)

    Internet (60%)

  2. Wi-fi (16%)

    Wi-fi (16%)

  3. Total Blackout (12%)

    Total Blackout (12%)

  4. TV (7%)

    TV (7%)

  5. E-mail (4%)

    E-mail (4%)

  6. Phone (1%)

    Phone (1%)

Live Outage Map Near South Shields, South Tyneside, England

The most recent Virgin Media outage reports came from the following cities: Newcastle upon Tyne, Borough of North Tyneside, Bedlington, Sunderland, North Shields, Gateshead, Wallsend, Jarrow, Washington and Whitley Bay.

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City Problem Type Report Time
United KingdomNewcastle upon Tyne TV
United KingdomBorough of North Tyneside Internet
United KingdomNewcastle upon Tyne Phone
United KingdomNewcastle upon Tyne Wi-fi
United KingdomBedlington Wi-fi
United KingdomSunderland Total Blackout

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Virgin Media Issues Reports Near South Shields, England

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

  • Janthebestmam Janice (@Janthebestmam) reported from Newcastle upon Tyne, England

    @virginmedia kept changing my password then said if phone they charge me . My son has same problem but send emails on phone through gooogle

  • gemmafisher5 gemma fisher (@gemmafisher5) reported from Gateshead, England

    @virginmedia what an absolute #nightmare to #cancel my services because I’m movinghouse my call has been hung up on #twice now #1andahalf hours on the phone and I’m still on #hold 🤬

  • hellsbells610 Hells Bells 🐧 (@hellsbells610) reported from Gateshead, England

    @virginmedia are there issues in the Gateshead area. Broadband keeps on going down. Tried turning hub off/on, but not helping.

  • Janthebestmam Janice (@Janthebestmam) reported from Walker Gate, England

    @virginmedia no just have to put password and email address in. The green tick appear then keeps saying sign in

  • bigpinkdressgnr BIG PINK DRESS (@bigpinkdressgnr) reported from South Shields, England

    @virginmedia Your customer service was the worst ever One guy actually shouted at us Your TV never worked your internet went off at night We constantly had to reboot All while paying you a small fortune So no we won't be returning

  • Janthebestmam Janice (@Janthebestmam) reported from Newcastle upon Tyne, England

    @virginmedia done it but no help thats why fed up thought you would advise somewhere different to contact

  • hellsbells610 Hells Bells 🐧 (@hellsbells610) reported from Gateshead, England

    @virginmedia Thanks for your reply. I think there have been a few problems around where I live, but it seems to be ok now.

  • Janthebestmam Janice (@Janthebestmam) reported from Newcastle upon Tyne, England

    @virginmedia can receive emails cant send 2months now but said my phones fault and have to pay fix it. Emails not part of package

  • john_barrass John Barrass (@john_barrass) reported from Whitley Bay, England

    @virginmedia is your broadband down in this postcode NE261AG plz

  • TheToon1892 ⚽NUFC 1892⚽ (@TheToon1892) reported from Newcastle upon Tyne, England

    @virginmedia Done all that, there were no issues prior to upgrading. My speed is a quarter of what it was.

  • Janthebestmam Janice (@Janthebestmam) reported from Newcastle upon Tyne, England

    @virginmedia i tried google and doesnt work.

  • ll370 IanBurns (@ll370) reported from Newcastle upon Tyne, England

    @virginmedia 2 weeks back with you and my signal keeps dropping almost every single day, best internet provider. I think I have grounds to terminate my contract. What a joke

  • Janthebestmam Janice (@Janthebestmam) reported from Newcastle upon Tyne, England

    @virginmedia well cant send email blame my phone! Then say charge fix it. Then say may aswell leave said bye! After 10 yrs great service!

  • bruceallinson Bruce Allinson (@bruceallinson) reported from Gateshead, England

    What a surprise that shit @virginmedia TV, Telephone and Broadband have all gone off again bet you still take my money for your #poorservice your product is a joke!

  • stephwales_ S t e p h . ♡ (@stephwales_) reported from Gateshead, England

    So annoying everything been off since around 11 this morning & now they’ve just updated service status that’s it’s going to be tomorrow at 6pm it’s fixed, that’s a big change from 6pm tonight!!! Bet I still get charged full price for a service that isn’t working. @virginmedia

  • Lauras95 Lauraaaa (@Lauras95) reported from Gateshead, England

    @virginmedia It was for my internet and TV account. I've managed to do it on my housemates app as they had no issues with the app.

  • sarahmiles82 Sarah Miles (@sarahmiles82) reported from Hebburn, England

    My love for @virginmedia is growing and growing, said no one ever! Was promised a phone call between 8.30-10.30am on 28th January and still waiting for the call after three emails later and still not replied.... Love when a companies customer service is amazing! #Sarcasm #Fuming

  • Lauras95 Lauraaaa (@Lauras95) reported from Gateshead, England

    @virginmedia It's always 47.37 when it should be a straight £47. We do everything online and never get paper stuff to do with our package or billing

  • Russell_Kain Russell Kain (@Russell_Kain) reported from Hebburn, England

    @virginmedia can you help me with a broadband technical issue. I have 200Mb, power cycle the router daily and still by the end of the day end up with super slow speeds. Less than 1Mb tonight. Thanks.

  • MrPaulDH Paul Humphreys (@MrPaulDH) reported from Washington, England

    @virginmedia waiting waiting on the phone no internet at all now your Auto mated checking service says a problem need to speak to your CS. Waiting waiting 30 minutes now

Virgin Media Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • GemmaPatel17 Gemma Patel (@GemmaPatel17) reported

    @virginmedia @paw1000 Your team are a disgrace speaking to people like we are the stupid ones and apparently you record your phone calls, your boss should listen to how the team speak to customers bloody disgrace

  • _P4rk_ P4rk (@_P4rk_) reported

    @virginmedia My connection is constantly dropping or becoming extremely slow! There's nothing on your status page and I've made sure that all my devices are connected correctly. I need the internet to work from home, so I need a stable connection!

  • CambsExecCars Wayne Nightingale (@CambsExecCars) reported

    @virginmedia I advise you to contact her because this is getting her &the whole family down and it’s is not needed right now ! I have given you information but as likeon the telephone it gets ignored @BBCWatchdog @MartinSLewis Please help ,#VirginMedia continue extracting money from account

  • TheRichCourt Rich Court (@TheRichCourt) reported

    @virginmedia ...and btw nobody ever did pick up the conversation on Friday and I had to close it a couple of hours later. I tried again yesterday, and have been waiting 22 hours (and counting) to speak to customer relations.

  • christorch5 christian torch (@christorch5) reported

    @virginmedia Yes we have done everything your “customer support” never picks up the phone it’s a scam

  • lapa182 Igo Lapa (@lapa182) reported

    wtf @virginmedia is charging me early disconnection fee even if I called before to cancel my contract renew since I was moving house, now I'm the phone waiting dunno how many hours to sort it out. ffs.

  • tkup5j K (@tkup5j) reported

    @virginmedia actually going to lose patience with the shocking service. Why does the WiFi keep cutting out! I’m having to hotspot in my own home so my exam doesn’t mess up!!!

  • eemthedream emad (@eemthedream) reported

    @virginmedia I have had no interest since midnight. My postcode is RM5 Romford area. Are there issues in my area as servixe status says no. I have reset router

  • Miss_Dixon302 miss_computerscienceandsome (@Miss_Dixon302) reported

    @virginmedia 2. I asked you for yrs. to change me deal you then try and change when I leave you for #BT but you treated me horribly when I was your customer. Never giving me new deals or reducing my bill as I only had broadband and no other service.

  • StoooMarshall Stooo Marshall (@StoooMarshall) reported

    @virginmedia is there an issue with emails today? I can’t access mine on your web page or through my email client