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Virgin Media Outage Report in Sunderland, 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 Sunderland, England

The chart below shows the number of Virgin Media reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Sunderland 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 Sunderland, England 01/15/2025 09:50

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Most Reported Problems

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

  1. Internet (55%)

    Internet (55%)

  2. Wi-fi (16%)

    Wi-fi (16%)

  3. Total Blackout (15%)

    Total Blackout (15%)

  4. TV (7%)

    TV (7%)

  5. E-mail (5%)

    E-mail (5%)

  6. Phone (2%)

    Phone (2%)

Live Outage Map Near Sunderland, England

The most recent Virgin Media outage reports came from the following cities: Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, South Shields, Gateshead, Chester-le-Street, Washington, Hebburn, Durham, Jarrow, North Shields, Peterlee, Wallsend, Whitley Bay and Stanley.

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City Problem Type Report Time
United KingdomNewcastle upon Tyne Internet
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United KingdomSunderland Internet
United KingdomSunderland Internet
United KingdomSouth Shields Phone
United KingdomNewcastle upon Tyne Internet

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Virgin Media Issues Reports Near Sunderland, England

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

  • 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

  • piggypics Les Pigg (@piggypics) reported from Gateshead, England

    @virginmedia Yes but the number on the letter to text to just comes back fail to send. Then I rang 789 for my mam and this person had her in tears also, so we have give up.

  • kara44234 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

  • PaulGmedia 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...

  • 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

  • kara44234 KaraS4234 (@kara44234) reported from Durham, England

    @virginmedia In which looking deeper into the matter alot lof people are saying the same think since they have moved to virgin media its shocking the lies you have informed customers that you will never have issues with WiFi speed having fiber utter rubbish

  • 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

  • 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?

  • kara44234 KaraS4234 (@kara44234) reported from Durham, England

    @virginmedia What else would you expect when you have been offered a service you don't get

  • 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.

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

    @virginmedia total disgrace. Very poor service.

  • GazzaG1 Gary Ayre (@GazzaG1) reported from Blackhall Colliery, England

    @virginmedia WiFi signal from hub3 is unreliable and I am by only in a1 bedroom bungalow, I never use the tvbox as all channels are rubbish and my mobile signal is disgraceful-virgin is worse decision i have ever made

  • 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 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

  • 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.

  • body_mindfitco 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.

  • _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

  • piggypics Les Pigg (@piggypics) reported from Gateshead, England

    @virginmedia So we are not just going to write it off as a bad job. Plus my mam finds it hard to understand the persons at the other end of the phone and why they ask for her bank details all we asked was to post out her password for her mobile account.

  • piggypics Les Pigg (@piggypics) reported from Gateshead, England

    @virginmedia Well it finally happened if you are not a online customer with virgin mobile and what shop at a outlet you are classed as the unwashed and not welcome anymore as a customer

  • 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

Virgin Media Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • GBRChris_A Christopher Anton (@GBRChris_A) reported

    Dear @virginmedia no internet and no-one answering the phone. Help!

  • Ca11umJD Callum Davidson (@Ca11umJD) reported

    @virginmedia I have been trying to call for the past 3 days to renew or cancel my contract. Every time I call it says “our team is busy, please call back later”.

  • WhittomeAlice Alice Whittome (@WhittomeAlice) reported

    @virginmedia I have just received a txt message from Aishwarya at virgin media asking me to provide account number to discuss issues... where is Chris? How do I access the web chat with Chris? Please respond

  • brianoates69 Brianoates69 (@brianoates69) reported

    @virginmedia Spent over 50 minutes on 2 calls this morning trying to clarify my end of contract and notice details, absolutely shocking Customer Services communication. Havent you got any British based Call Centres ???

  • mikedrover Mike Drover (@mikedrover) reported

    @virginmedia Are you going to fix it or will I go elsewhere?

  • Cdnchick74 Julie Pender (@Cdnchick74) reported from Richmond, England

    @virginmedia week 2, day 2 - still no resolution to broadband and no help from customer service. What can I do?

  • jzlondon Julia Zanghieri (@jzlondon) reported

    @virginmedia this is the 2nd day i spend online waiting for your customer service to respond. yesterday you sold me a deal and today you sent me a different one! no way to treat a customer. honestly would never recommend you

  • thelutonproject Laura • The Luton Project (@thelutonproject) reported

    Does anyone else internet keep going down with @virginmedia? Been driving me mad for days now 😤

  • adnansarwar13 Adnan Sarwar (@adnansarwar13) reported

    @virginmedia 1hour on the phone and your team put the phone down on me! Making simple changes to your account should not be this difficult! Definitely not going to upgrade my services now!!

  • JuRobathan Julia Hackforth (@JuRobathan) reported

    @virginmedia I spent 7 hours on the online chat yesterday with no response, 2 hours this morning and either bounced off calls or had shut when calling - appalling service