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Virgin Media Outage Report in Gateshead, England

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The latest reports from users having issues in Gateshead come from postal codes NE9.

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 Gateshead, England

The chart below shows the number of Virgin Media reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Gateshead 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 Gateshead, England 02/28/2026 16:35

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Most Reported Problems

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

  1. Internet (57%)

    Internet (57%)

  2. Wi-fi (21%)

    Wi-fi (21%)

  3. Total Blackout (11%)

    Total Blackout (11%)

  4. TV (7%)

    TV (7%)

  5. E-mail (3%)

    E-mail (3%)

  6. Phone (2%)

    Phone (2%)

Live Outage Map Near Gateshead, England

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

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City Problem Type Report Time
United KingdomNewcastle upon Tyne Internet
United KingdomNewcastle upon Tyne Internet
United KingdomSouth Shields Wi-fi
United KingdomNewcastle upon Tyne Internet
United KingdomSunderland Internet
United KingdomNewcastle upon Tyne Wi-fi

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Virgin Media Issues Reports Near Gateshead, England

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

  • justraffers helen rafferty 🌹 (@justraffers) reported from Newcastle upon Tyne, England

    @virginmedia My new sim that uv sent won't work 'network locked' can't log in account online as it's sending me a verification code to the number which now won't work. And ur shops are still shut. Please advise. As currently I have no phone access.

  • Rob259 Robert Richardson (@Rob259) reported from Whitley Bay, England

    @virginmedia how come we can have WiFi on a fcking plane these days, but I can’t go upstairs to my bathroom n keep a signal !!!!!

  • mackemviking David Kinmond #FBPE #resist 🇪🇺 (@mackemviking) reported from Seaham, England

    @tenchylad @virginmedia @skytv @TalkTalk I’ve got sky for tv, phone, broadband and mobile. Rarely have any issues with them at all

  • justraffers helen rafferty 🌹 (@justraffers) reported from Newcastle upon Tyne, England

    Still not back on @virginmedia any ideas when service will resume

  • GraemeHopper Graeme Hopper (@GraemeHopper) reported from Gateshead, England

    @virginmedia I have been on website and would like to report a fault in the street with our broadband. A number of residents have the same problem. Can you assist. Dunkeld Cl. Wardley, Gateshead, NE10 8WH

  • bigpapablu Rich Oliver (@bigpapablu) reported from Whitley Bay, England

    @garyrbarton @virginmedia Rule of thumb: hang up

  • Peterst06328885 Peter stephenson (@Peterst06328885) reported from Walker Gate, England

    @virginmedia i cannot get to contact anyone as i cannot remember what my original email and password was ,so i cannot log in to my virgin media app ,i have two different virgin sets but both hand sets are not working properly ,i have changed batteries but still have issues

  • MajorManor lee major (@MajorManor) reported from Newcastle upon Tyne, England

    @virginmedia Got no Wi-Fi Have you got a problem with your Wi-Fi in NE15 Newcastle upon Tyne it is on and off and up and down more than a prostitutes knickers

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

    @virginmedia do you have the link for checking broadband issues in my area plz. Internet is down again has been down for 4 hours.

  • samiq Gilbert Corrales (@samiq) reported from Gateshead, England

    So not only I don’t have internet on @virginmedia but the site to check my account is also down and doesn’t allow me to sign in. Customer Center only starts working at 8am 😔

  • AndyG1508 Andy Gardner (@AndyG1508) reported from South Shields, England

    @virginmedia Are you having problems I have no internet or tv at the moment?

  • justraffers helen rafferty 🌹 (@justraffers) reported from Newcastle upon Tyne, England

    For the umpteenth time this week @virginmedia WiFi has cut out. This time 15 mins before end of film. Apparently no service issues in my area 🙄 #virginmediasucks

  • 1HowardWalker Howard Walker (@1HowardWalker) reported from Walker Gate, England

    Broadband from @virginmedia down in NE7 area

  • paddyrat Paddy R (@paddyrat) reported from Blaydon-on-Tyne, England

    Today’s world-beating abysmal customer service is provided by... @virginmedia for the second time this week! 👏🏼👏🏼

  • fossdog_ Jake Fossey (@fossdog_) reported from Stanley, England

    @virginmedia Netflix & amazon is not working on my virgin box

  • jayneecook Jayne Cook (@jayneecook) reported from Whitley Bay, England

    @virginmedia have had awful connection today and yesterday for the 3rd time in as many weeks. Impossible to work from home - it’s actually embarrassing for me.

  • tenchylad StuT (@tenchylad) reported from Sunderland, England

    Hi @virginmedia spent almost 4 hours on live chat today to get a simple problem resolved and still didnt get resolved , very poor service @skytv or @TalkTalk are you in need of a new customer please.

  • VictoriaBarry82 Vicki barry (@VictoriaBarry82) reported from Sunderland, England

    @virginmedia is there an issue with connection in Sunderland, we’ve had nothing but problems for the last 24 hours!!

  • chefstevennorm1 chefstevennorman (@chefstevennorm1) reported from Gateshead, England

    @virginmedia your wifi is down again

  • HelenWFreeman Helen Freeman (@HelenWFreeman) reported from Whitley Bay, England

    @virginmedia what’s the crack with the horrendous service for the internet today, every 10 minutes rebooting the router

Virgin Media Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • thebiggle Barry Innes (@thebiggle) reported

    @virginmedia help a boy out. Internet has been on and off for days, KY11 area. What's the script?

  • hgiles1976 Helen (@hgiles1976) reported

    @virginmedia can someone please help me our landline has been out of action over a week rang this morning call centre said would be resolved in 4 hours it’s now 11 hours later still can’t or receive calls we pay for this !!

  • 2plus1 2plus1 (@2plus1) reported

    @vmbusiness Just waited twice for half an hour on hold to get through to support, both calls dropped at 30 minute mark. Business connection down for nearly 3 days now, modem factory defaulted, GRE details put back in still not working.

  • LietoFineLondon Lieto Fine (@LietoFineLondon) reported

    Why is @virginmedia so f**king awful? Every month they scree me with my pants and jeans on with an exorbitant bill and then can’t provide even half decent wifi. Anywhere else it would be #theft

  • northy71sj Sarah North (@northy71sj) reported

    @virginmedia.com get virgin they say, yes they help you. Right, trying to sort out new sim and cos I purchased a phone separately without sim, they are trying to tell me my free sim from my bundle in connected to the handset as they don't sell handsets without sims. Freestyle

  • NishaNayak Nisha (@NishaNayak) reported

    @virginmedia Service outage for 3 weeks.

  • MariaGozario Maria do Gozário (@MariaGozario) reported

    @SingingBabs @VirginMediaIE Even if I need to move houses I won't deal with those p...s anymore, go work from Starbucks, route the Internet from my phone provider, but never in my life I will become to be a Virgin Media customer.

  • sharonblaxland Sharon (@sharonblaxland) reported

    @virginmedia I have received the adapter for my landline switchover. The hub is attached to my TV in the lounge, my landline is on the telephone table in my hall. I have nowhere to place my landline next to the hub unless it’s suspended from the ceiling! HELP!!!

  • KayJay242111 KayJay (@KayJay242111) reported

    @virginmedia Oh hi @virginmedia, I just thought I'd let you know, since changing to @CommunityFibre and getting a WiFi6 router from them I have been fine... all devices connecting without issue and no WiFi drop outs... as I suspected, your Superhub is not so super

  • inimmoralclaws Marc Williamson (@inimmoralclaws) reported

    @vmbusiness “we’re currently working on an outage… but we have no way of telling you when it’s going to be fixed, and hang up on you when you wait to speak to an agent” So, what do I do now!?