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Virgin Media Outage Report in Gateshead, England

Problems detected

Users are reporting problems related to: internet, wi-fi and total blackout.

The latest reports from users having issues in Gateshead come from postal codes NE9 and NE10.

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 03/12/2026 17:55

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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 (10%)

    Total Blackout (10%)

  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: Whitley Bay, North Shields, Sunderland, Newcastle upon Tyne, South Shields, Gateshead, Hebburn, Seaham, Chester-le-Street, Jarrow and Borough of North Tyneside.

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City Problem Type Report Time
United KingdomWhitley Bay Phone
United KingdomNorth Shields TV
United KingdomNorth Shields Internet
United KingdomSunderland E-mail
United KingdomNewcastle upon Tyne Wi-fi
United KingdomSunderland TV

Community Discussion

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Virgin Media Issues Reports Near Gateshead, England

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

  • vitosauras 🦦 Helen (@vitosauras) reported from Gateshead, England

    You lot need to sort yourselves out, Internet going down around midnight for the past few days yet you charge the earth @virginmedia

  • NETheatreGuide NETheatreGuide (@NETheatreGuide) reported from Walker Gate, England

    Time for the @virginmedia renewal. They want to hike the price. We want a new reliable WiFi box which they promised but didn't deliver last time. To be honest @BT is looking attractive as they may improve the signal around the house.

  • NETheatreGuide NETheatreGuide (@NETheatreGuide) reported from Ryton, England

    @virginmedia You offer the same package to new customers at nearly £20 cheaper so it isn't the lowest price possible, is it? Spoke 18 months ago about signal. Was told it would be looked at if I agreed to renew. Once renewed was told WiFi is not guaranteed so tough.

  • 40yearsofhurt JOP (@40yearsofhurt) reported from Newcastle upon Tyne, England

    @Magpie24_7 Fitness levels of Virgin Media are poor.

  • lintoniosmythe Iinton Smith (@lintoniosmythe) reported from Chester-le-Street, England

    @virginmedia your call centre is an absolute joke. No one deals with problems and just transfers to a different department who hang up

  • UnicornRunning Paul Jukes A874036 (@UnicornRunning) reported from South Shields, England

    @virginmedia The Hub is in modem mode connected to a separate wireless router as the Hub's WiFi has been poor since we got it, so technically it's a wired connection. Router's connection is lost when it drops so no devices can connect wirelessly. Has been stable for about 3 hours now.

  • UnicornRunning Paul Jukes A874036 (@UnicornRunning) reported from South Shields, England

    @virginmedia Nothing reported when I checked before tweeting. Seems to have stabilised for now but must've dropped 15-20 times in the last 48h. No faults were reported on the site when my father-in-law had a complete loss of service a couple of months ago, but it was reported on the helpline.

  • purplelime Sam (@purplelime) reported from South Shields, England

    @virginmedia I’m signed in but I see no option to test the landline. I clicked on ‘fix landline’ but that just sent me back to the main menu page.

  • UnicornRunning Paul Jukes A874036 (@UnicornRunning) reported from South Shields, England

    @virginmedia @VMHelpDesk Internet connection is intermittent in NE34, has been since at least Saturday. Connection drops at random. Have just restarted router again as I'm working from home & need to be online, no idea how long this will last. Not the only one having issues.

  • PatternThimble Ceeb 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇺🇦 (@PatternThimble) reported from Cramlington, England

    @bt_uk you have 45 mins to meet the 10-12 appointment. That I took the day off for. Defo looks like I'm going to be a @virginmedia customer soon.

  • vitosauras 🦦 Helen (@vitosauras) reported from Gateshead, England

    @virginmedia It's not a problem at my end, and it's not just me affected. Have you really not noticed a flurry of people saying the same thing? I know people in different areas of the UK who have the same problems at the same times.

  • dowlo100 Dowlo (@dowlo100) reported from Whitley Bay, England

    @virginmedia my elderly mother has been trying to contact you for over 3 weeks now to cancel her sub as it has gone up £60 pm. She has been out on hold numerous times and cut off no help on chat etc. her only option now is to cancel the DD as she can’t afford this anymore… help

  • purplelime Sam (@purplelime) reported from South Shields, England

    @virginmedia can you let me know if are there any problems with landline in the NE34 area? Can’t make or receive calls, not sure how long it’s been this way. Your status page says all services are fine. Thanks.

  • mickeywhizz Michael Taylor (@mickeywhizz) reported from Newburn, England

    @markcatchlove @virginmedia Pleased it’s not just me Mark. It really pee’s me off the contempt with which they treat their existing, loyal customers, some of whom have remained loyal since the days when they were Telewest. #newcustomersonly

  • purplelime Sam (@purplelime) reported from South Shields, England

    @virginmedia I didn’t get the opportunity to call yesterday, but I noticed last night that it’s working again. There was nothing mentioned on service page (not unusual) but there must’ve been a fault that was eventually fixed.

  • RobbyRSSRobot Robby #CelebrateNeighbours (@RobbyRSSRobot) reported from Newcastle upon Tyne, England

    @virginmedia Any idea when my service will be back? Hub is flashing green. I'm working from home so need it urgently.

  • ScottN1504 Scott Noble (@ScottN1504) reported from Newcastle upon Tyne, England

    Has anyone ever sent anything back to virgin media before? Need some help if possible

  • UnicornRunning Paul Jukes A874036 (@UnicornRunning) reported from South Shields, England

    @virginmedia Lots of people are complaining about this on the customer forums. We've had very little downtime since the separate router was connected, it's suddenly gone to pot and seems to be a general issue at the moment.

  • purplelime Sam (@purplelime) reported from South Shields, England

    @virginmedia No, service page still says all services are fine but my landline still not working.

  • NETheatreGuide NETheatreGuide (@NETheatreGuide) reported from Ryton, England

    @virginmedia The signal struggles to get to each room in the house. My son complains as he games. No chance of streaming music in the bathroom. It isn't a big house either. The deal I'm on currently was negotiated when I spoke to disconnection team rather than intro offer.

Virgin Media Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • __zubair Zubair A. Ijaz (@__zubair) reported

    @vmbusiness I am a vm business customer. I don't have my login credentials. While have been asking so many times to customer care and have been told every time it will be fixed. I have not received any bills yet and I don't know what I owe you. Can somebody help me here?

  • Siroiz1 The Minimal Life (@Siroiz1) reported

    Anyone else’s @virginmedia been down for a while.. they Need to change their Bio!! 🙄

  • PriyaChanderx Priya. (@PriyaChanderx) reported

    @virginmedia Poor signal resulting in me always cutting off the work server. Restarting the box multiple times a day. It’s just awfully slow when I pay for m100 package!!!

  • futureselfhouse Future Self 🪐 The One is out now (@futureselfhouse) reported

    @Apiento @virginmedia The only way I got actual support from actual human beings at Virgin Media was to leave. When I left, I got to speak to the retainer folks and they were good, very good actually. :)

  • CopeNLuu Cope (@CopeNLuu) reported

    @virginmedia still no wireless or broadband since 12:00am on the 13th, and the service check app says there is nothing wrong, tried resetting router multiple times, still nothing

  • Carolebuckley32 Carole Buckley (@Carolebuckley32) reported

    Two things that do not go together.. Virgin Media and customer service. Really........ Virgin Media you must try harder 🤔 @virginmedia #poorcustomerservice #customerexperience

  • 6THIAGOAT6 THIAGOAT 👑🏳️‍🌈 (@6THIAGOAT6) reported

    Why do I need to pay a fee for a booster if your internet isnt working properly in certain areas of my house @virginmedia ? Plus I cant even order one as you have stopped taking applications 🤔 your service is actually awful.

  • liveindetail James (@liveindetail) reported

    Dear @virginmedia My TV box is giving me a C501 error when I try to use 'apps' and this is forcing me to watch normal, depressing TV. Can you please ask someone to fix it when they've finished their breakfast? Thanks Lots of love LiD

  • Angel_McLachlan Hannah McLachlan (@Angel_McLachlan) reported

    @virginmedia Whenever I go to change the volume on my TV with my TiVo remote it only turns it down/up a few bars, then blinks red twice, then lets me continue sorting the volume. I’ve swapped round the batteries and it had fresh ones put in not long ago. How do I fix this?

  • Aldohhhh Aldo (@Aldohhhh) reported

    Always stuck up for @virginmedia when people I game with chat **** about it. But slowly starting to change sides. My connection for the past 48 hours has been a disgrace.