Optus outages and service status in Maitland Vale, New South Wales

Problems in the last 24 hours in Maitland Vale, New South Wales

The chart below shows the number of Optus reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Maitland Vale, New South Wales and surrounding areas. An outage is declared when the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line.

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Optus Issues Reports Near Maitland Vale, New South Wales

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in Maitland Vale and nearby locations:

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  🇦🇺Julian 🇦🇺 (@JKRLMazur) reported 10 minutes ago from Cessnock, New South Wales

  @recneps51 @Optus @NSW_FairTrading I bpay to telstra also, I know they charge me for a paper bill, which I request but never receive, but I don’t know about the other bit. I’d never allow direct debit, especially Optus, I used to ring them every other month about issues.

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  @carlagrossetti (@carlagrossetti) reported 10 minutes ago from Maitland, New South Wales

  @Optus Thanks Nard. What causes an outage that only affects webmail?

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  Julian 🇦🇺 (@JKRLMazur) reported 14 minutes ago from Cessnock, New South Wales

  @Telstra Yep. Unfortunately I’m so disgusted with the way I’ve been treated as a customer will see me head to @optus Telstra high prices dont reflect the service you receive from staff when there is a problem. It’s disgraceful. By far the worst telco I have dealt with, ever.

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  Mat and Kita Clarke (@KitaandMat) reported 20 minutes ago from Maitland, New South Wales

  @OeterB @Fozbyte That's what I did! I'm an optus customer so it's included in my plan.

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  🇦🇺Julian 🇦🇺 (@JKRLMazur) reported 32 minutes ago from Cessnock, New South Wales

  @Telstra 2hrs this morning wasted with your member chat trying to take out a new contract, long term customer counts for nothing, go on Optus site and as a nobody I got a better deal straight off.

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  Oz. Pro Choice! (@ozziewiltshire) reported 58 minutes ago from Raymond Terrace, New South Wales

  @madameshawshank @PringPhillip Love is blind... and stupid evidently. Career straight down the **** chute, although I high paying gig at optus is 2nd best I suppose.

Optus Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Dave XRP Lion (@davexrpliono2) reported 3 minutes ago

  💥BREAKING NEWS: Let's talk about Optus and the 'outage'!💥 There has been a lot of speculation and questioning over the suspicious Optus outage. This explosive video exposes what is really going on and shows with evidence its links to the corruption in the Australian Government

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  Ashtyn (@Ashtyn1212897) reported 6 minutes ago

  Hi @Optus me again, I know you’re not too busy working on your network to reply, given you let customers genuinely die due to network issues, so how about using some time to answer why your remediation staff are using customers private information illegally? #optus

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  nikitarenwood (@nikitarenwood) reported 12 minutes ago

  @Optus @ollierafc This happens all the time and the customer service team does not care or offer any help

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  ash 🐳 (ia) (@fleurblansh) reported 16 minutes ago

  Hi @optus why is the service around Flinders street very bad this past few days? I have no service at all in my building

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  Paolo M (@PaoloMalicse) reported 19 minutes ago

  @Optus @optus_help 3rd day no NBN internet, so why do I pay $100 a month for no service? Superloop and Starlink looking very appealing right now. Maybe time for me to switch?

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  Juan Calderon (@JuanCal41039133) reported 19 minutes ago

  @optus_help @Optus @choiceaustralia How a 1-month travel phone plan in Australia turned into 22 months of charges I can’t cancel. I bought a 1-month travel phone plan in June 2024. Never used it again and now nearly two years later, I’m still being charged monthly and they still don’t let me cancel. I have already attempted to resolve this through normal customer support channels and need assistance escalating this issue. Today I experienced what may be the worst customer service of my life. I recently noticed a charge from Optus on my credit card. At first I didn’t even recognize the company. After digging through my statements, I discovered I’ve been charged every month since June 2024. That’s 22 months of charges. Then it hit me… Optus is the phone service I purchased while visiting Australia in June 2024. It was supposed to be temporary service for a one-month holiday. I left Australia after 1 month. The service continued charging. Now before anyone says “you probably just forgot to cancel”… I actually tried to cancel it back in 2024, two months after returning home, when I noticed the charges on my credit card and no longer was using the service. And the exact same thing happened then that happened again today. Today I contacted Optus through their online chat. The agent asked me to verify my identity. I provided: • My full name • My date of birth • My email used to open the account • My service/account number All information I found by digging through my old emails from when I opened the service in June 2024. Despite providing all of this, they said they could only verify my identity by sending a text message to the Australian phone number associated with the account. The problem? That phone number was attached to a temporary phone I bought for a one-month holiday almost two years ago. I obviously no longer have that phone. The chat agent then told me I had to call customer service. So I called — internationally — from the other side of the planet. A very expensive call I might add. After answering all the same verification questions again, the result was exactly the same, but now with the additional bill of paying for the international phone call. They said they could not access or cancel the account because they could only verify me through a text message to a phone number I no longer have. Their final suggestion? Visit an Optus store in person. That suggestion obviously isn’t possible since I live on the other side of the world and was only in Australia for a short visit. So here I am. Charged for 22 months of a service I used for 1 month, despite trying to cancel it both in 2024 and again today in 2026. Yes, I could block the payment through my credit card. And I will if I have to. But after more than 50 years on this planet, I’ve never had to do that because a company made it literally impossible to cancel a service. I have traveled to over 80 countries across 6 continents and have purchased temporary phone service in nearly all of them. I have never experienced a situation where it was literally impossible to cancel a service. I’m hoping someone from the Optus social support team can help escalate this so it can finally be resolved. Since I attempted to cancel this service back in 2024 shortly after returning home, I’m hoping Optus can review the charges from that point onward and consider a refund for the months the service was no longer being used. I’m confident a review of the account history will confirm my earlier cancellation attempt. Ideally: • Cancel the account • Refund the charges from when I first attempted to cancel in 2024 • Refund my customer service call that I made today I’m hoping Optus can resolve this directly, as my preference is always to work with a company before considering any formal consumer complaint options. If this cannot be resolved through Optus support, my next step will be to seek guidance from the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman, since I have already attempted multiple times to cancel this service. Timeline • June 2024 – Purchased temporary Optus phone service while visiting Australia • August 2024 – First attempted cancellation after returning home • March 2026 – Attempted cancellation again via chat and international phone call • Result – Unable to cancel because verification requires a text to a phone number from a temporary travel phone I no longer have If someone from the Optus team can help resolve this, I would truly appreciate it. If not, I may need to share this experience more broadly so other travelers understand the unsatisfactory customer service that your company is providing tourists visiting Australia. I’m hoping it doesn’t come to that and that someone from Optus can help resolve this quickly. Thank you in advance for your assistance. If someone from Optus can assist, I’m happy to provide account details via DM.

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  MetOshi (@met_oshi) reported 19 minutes ago

  @RealMetroLounge @WindsorDebs Optus and Vodafone had to rely on Telstra, since Telstra owned the network. It wasn't until the government set up a service and bought back the network that things started to change

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  Damian Campagna (@DCampagna13) reported 19 minutes ago

  @StevoMedia Next we will be playing Essendon Collingwood at Optus Stadium on ANZAC Day. What a stupid idea, the showdown should actually be played as either the curtain raiser or the closing game to Gather Round.

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  Vanilla Slice Boy (@blu_boys) reported 20 minutes ago

  Optus can get ******. Another phone outage today for more than 5hours. How often does this happen #Optus

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  WestralianOrtho (@WestralianOrtho) reported 20 minutes ago

  @InTheMixer_FM The problem in Perth is HBF stadium is shite and we don't have our own version of CommBank or Ammi Park so any major rectangular event defaults to Optus statium which is a terrible stadium for rectangular field sports.