NBN outages and service status in Smithton, Tasmania

Problems in the last 24 hours in Smithton, Tasmania

The chart below shows the number of NBN reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Smithton, Tasmania and surrounding areas. An outage is declared when the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line.

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NBN Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Aus throttle (@austhrottle) reported 3 minutes ago

  I usually hate most government spending, but sometimes they get things right. The inland rail was a good project. Cancelling the inland rail is a terrible decision. It is just as important as the NBN, and in this case there isn’t a foreseeable technology that will replace it in 10 years time. Rail is insanely energy and labor efficient compared to trucks. Trucks should only be used for end of journey in a well optimised system.

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  💥Dr Robb 🎓Social conscience? Follow me. No MAGA (@robb_j_m) reported 8 minutes ago

  I'm paying about $100/month for Optus/NBN, and lose connection at least twice a week for a few hours. Today I got a text from Optus saying that they're trying, apparently so far unsuccessfully, to fix what they helpfully called fault 754885. Anyone know what on earth this?

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  Rusty (@IainRusty) reported 12 minutes ago

  @robb_j_m Just signed for Starlink. $49/m for 4 months and $69/m after. **** the NBN

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  Brian Loffler - #SeventhGenerationPrinciple (@jazzkat) reported 12 minutes ago

  Terrible service from @NBN_Australia One of their field techs accidentally cut off our whole Strata building with a bad telecommunications patch next to the NBN Node. I told the tech (27hours ago) but they went home without fixing it. A Level 2 escalation has yielded nothing. Gr

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  Cdbrown (@BrowntownBrew) reported 14 minutes ago

  @Marilynrules1 @stevehearne7 @arbsmichael The competition is basically at retail level and thanks to the nbn there's actually been an upgrade to the fixed line network so there's better service. Significant speed improvement and slight price increase.

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  GeneralChat |🍍🍌| Charity Donothon 29th-7th (@General_Ch4t) reported 14 minutes ago

  OK to explain the reason for missing my own Anniversary stream... basically there was a brief blackout here caused by a transformer blowing and it fried the NBN, so until a technician can come around on Tuesday I have no internet beyond my phone... I will try to make fir it somehow

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  ADAMan 🧫🧠 (@hoskyidiots) reported 15 minutes ago

  @craigkellyAFEE @Sauronlordking Free internet would be cheaper than FTA TV FTA TV (FY2025-26) Total estimated annual government expenditure/support on all FTA TV A$1.64 billion NBN Financial year 2025, ended 30 June 2025), NBN Co’s total operating expenses were approximately A$1.6 billion.

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  AaronTheDiver (@whereisaaron) reported 17 minutes ago

  @cuffs1971 @robb_j_m @NBN_Australia Eh? You're saying, that because Australia has economies of scale, that fibre is more expensive?!? That's upside-down world! NBN has *way* more customers to spread the infra costs over. If anything, fibre should be cheaper in Australia than NZ, surely?

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  Kurt (@KurtsViews) reported 18 minutes ago

  My home internet cut out. It must be raining somewhere in Sydney. This NBN Internet is a joke. Everytime it rains even slightly you lose connection.

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  bek_lenin (@bek_lenin) reported 19 minutes ago

  @robb_j_m NBN is free, however the providers are the ones who charge. But the infrastructure itself has always been free. They upgraded our home for free, changed over faulty equipment, for free. As for price get about 300mbps DL for $80 a month. Not bad. Super reliable. Happy.