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.
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.
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E-mailProblems 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.
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Most Reported Problems
The following are the most recent problems reported by Virgin Media users through our website.
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Internet (57%)
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Wi-fi (21%)
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Total Blackout (11%)
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TV (7%)
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E-mail (3%)
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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, Whitley Bay and Bedlington.
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
|---|---|---|
 Newcastle upon Tyne |
Internet | |
| South Shields |
Wi-fi | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne |
Internet | |
| Sunderland |
Internet | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne |
Wi-fi | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne |
Internet |
Community Discussion
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Virgin Media Issues Reports Near Gateshead, England
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in Gateshead and nearby locations:
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KaraS4234
(@kara44234) reported
from
Seaham, England
@virginmedia change 2 fiber,its the next best thing.Well unfortunately since we have changed Internet 2 urself its been absolutely the worst decision made.Previous Internet with Vodafone no problem with kids playing their computer upstairs now im lucky is i get WiFi at all
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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
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arc
(@evilwallpaper) reported
from
Newburn, England
Had to break out the DVDs like a peasant because virgin media is down.
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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.
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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?
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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
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Paul Edgar
(@body_mindfitco) reported
from
Blaydon-on-Tyne, England
@virginmedia 6 days now without home Internet, landline and TV. No apology, no explanation from Virgin. Parents who rely on these communication lines. Terrible service.
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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
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Liam
(@L17aamLiam) reported
from
Gateshead, England
@virginmedia total disgrace. Very poor service.
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Paul G
(@PaulGmedia) reported
from
Whitley Bay, England
@virginmedia I’ve done that and am now in a queue. Trouble is, last time I did this no-one ever called me...
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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
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Nathalie Paris
(@Nattalingo) reported
from
Consett, England
@virginmedia New one is I was hoping to sign up to some sort of TV package, but when logged into my online account it gives me a "oops" with no option, so I need to talk to someone. Experience with the number you have given me has been poor, I want to avoid it!
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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
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Nathalie Paris
(@Nattalingo) reported
from
Consett, England
@virginmedia I do, about an ongoing complaint and a new query too, as well as this unresolved mobile query. Am supposed to have someone talking to me via text right now but they are very slow to respond! 2 meaningless texts in 13 minutes. Could someone please ring me?
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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?
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Andrew Irwin
(@AndrewI81572127) reported
from
Washington, England
@virginmedia my parents services are down , in Consett , co Durham . Phone and everything
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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
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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
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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.
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Nathalie Paris
(@Nattalingo) reported
from
Consett, England
@virginmedia Ongoing complaint about a landline number that failed to be transferred to my account with you due to it not being requested by you in time.
Virgin Media Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Anna Nye
(@annanye) reported
@virginmedia I have had a family emergency so it may have to wait until Monday now
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Jane Trueman
(@TruemaJane) reported
@virginmedia @virginhelp I can’t dial out from my Virgin mobile, I can receive calls, use the internet and WhatsApp. I have been on hold for over 40 minutes on a landline and had to give up. Is this a issue for other users?
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🌻 Sophie 🌻
(@Leelamou) reported
@virginmedia please can you give me the phone number to speak to someone about my internet. It’s constantly going slow or stopping, I have to reboot constantly, I work from home so it’s important my connection is reliable and it hasn’t been for quite a while now
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MrBazza 🎬
(@MrBazza) reported
@virginmedia Outgoing calls aren’t working unless you use WiFi calling which doesn’t help when you’re out and about.
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Burcu Can
(@burcucanb) reported
I have been trying to contact #virginmedia for 3 days now with non-stop to cancel my broadband but no success yet to reach to an agent on live chat! How long more should I wait?
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Graham Hopkins
(@Hops1970) reported
@virginmedia Is there a problem with Virgin mobile I can’t make any calls out?
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Kelly Ward ( was Collins )
(@kelly1latorre) reported
@virginmedia Help I need your complaints department urgent a member of your sales team and moved my phone over to o2 without my permission and they say they cannot cancel it and my phone number will disconnect !!!!!!
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Mark BigFoot1963
(@Mark83156091) reported
@virginmedia I know have to admit your non customer service is worse than @TalkTalk who was the worst in the universe
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sheeps68
(@sheeps68) reported
@virginmedia So my virgin mobile will not make a call. Keeps immediately going to call failed immediately after dealing. Can receive calls, use what's app calls, text and data just not a normal call. Tried everything so appears a network issue.
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hickson0
(@nhickson0) reported
@virginmedia Im at work those hours so won’t be available I’ve also had another person from your twitter offer me the same thing a few days ago then they never got back to me