Optus outages and service status in Whyalla, South Australia

Problems in the last 24 hours in Whyalla, South Australia

The chart below shows the number of Optus reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Whyalla, South Australia 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

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Murray (@MyNameIsMurray) reported 6 minutes ago

  @Starlink And while Optus and Vodafone service this area - proving how much Telstra really sucks - they both lose signal only several kilometers further out of the CBD, meaning that they also suck. These are the only three networks here. All other carriers buy access from these three.

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  Anouk72 (@Anouk724) reported 7 minutes ago

  @WesleySouthcott @ScomoCchio No. Optus has had outages too. And their response was just as pathetic as Telstra’s. But the point remains, huge service providers that can cause disrupt/impact nationwide are not held to account in any meaningful or significant way.

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  Casey McGregor (@CaseyMcGregorAu) reported 7 minutes ago

  @borisstephens Firstly, taxes do not fund government spending, critical misconception the establishment perpetuates on purpose to justify austerity. Secondly, you're right to say that just throwing money at problems does not automatically fix anything. You still need competent management and a plan. All nationalisation does at a baseline is remove the profit motive that leads to cutting corners on network maintenance to save money, which is what leads in part to outages like this. And I haven't just proposed renationalisation, I've also proposed using Optus' satellite expertise to create a publicly-owned, privacy-first satellite internet network to challenge Starlink.

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  Madmike (@madmike888X) reported 11 minutes ago

  @Starlink Internet and mobile services? Optus often down, 000 emergency has cost lives when down. Now it’s Telstra’s turn!!

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  Mick (@SirMickW) reported 13 minutes ago

  Is #Optus NT #Darwin experiencing connectivity issues last few days ?

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  Kylie west (@Kyliewe44398439) reported 13 minutes ago

  @HaveeSnowball Unfortunately there aren’t any reasonable options for some of us I can’t get Optus network in my suburb

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  René A (@Rene_AAG) reported 16 minutes ago

  @FranMooMoo This is not Starlink "beating" Optus. Instead, Starlink is providing the satellite infrastructure that allows Optus to offer a more comprehensive service to its customers, particularly those in remote areas who have historically been underserved by traditional mobile networks.

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  Romire 🇦🇺 (@RomireTV) reported 17 minutes ago

  First optus, now telstra had a global outage, seems legit i guess, paves the way for a global network blackout if need, cause look how well that went. Chaos

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  Damien (@RabidLagomorph) reported 19 minutes ago

  Thank you Telstra for waiting 2 days after I transferred to Optus before having a nation wide ****-up.

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  dont keep the fire burning ✨ (@duhlings) reported 19 minutes ago

  lol Telstra outage means we can’t take payments this morning at work. I’ve never been glad to be on an Optus phone lmao