Optus outages and service status in Richmond, New South Wales

Problems in the last 24 hours in Richmond, New South Wales

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

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

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  Claudia Michelle (@HorseCMRacing) reported 3 minutes ago from Richmond, New South Wales

  @Optus gahhh since the switch over with ‘Vivid Wireless’ my Internet has been painfully slow the last two days ... been trying to watch Netflix for 2 hours now and only managed to get 10 seconds out of an episode 😫 I don’t work split shifts 365 days a year not to enjoy my break

Optus Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  AL (@asewell6) reported 4 seconds ago

  @Optus you are most annoyingly difficult business to deal with. 15 years a customer and being treated like joke comedy routine for two days to change an internet plan. Then they ring you after work while driving saying can read the code back from the app.

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  0xMetaLabs (@0xMetaLabs) reported 1 minute ago

  In 2022, Optus (Australia's 2nd biggest telco) exposed 9.8 million customer records. Root cause: an old API endpoint from a legacy system, left unauthenticated, facing the public internet. No one knew it was still running.

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  A guy down under (@Fremean) reported 2 minutes ago

  @missrobinson I made Vodafone give me a new customer discount by asking them after 20 years why new customers get better treatment, do I need to switch to Optus for 6 months to come back as a new customer.

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  Dayvd Allen (@DayvdAllen69876) reported 3 minutes ago

  Home internet is down, BUT, according to Australia's "Lightning Fast" NBN... There IS no outage... Yeahhhhhhh.... The "Not Online" indicator light says otherwise. Optus are now "confirming" there's a problem... 🙄

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  Dave XRP Lion (@davexrpliono2) reported 5 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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  josh (@josh51778374543) reported 9 minutes ago

  @Optus hey it's been 8 weeks and you haven't fixed the towers for home internet 5g I have been complaining and you guys say it's being fixed but it's taking forever I can't play video games online my connection drops in and out it's treble fix it Mornington

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  Alison Kyteler (@ali_kyteler) reported 9 minutes ago

  @Togetherdec Australians can buy a mobile phone without identification but they can't connect to the network to use it without identification. Telcos are collecting & storing vast quantities of personal data. Optus iiNet TPG iPrimus Dodo already breached/hacked. Our Privacy Act is a joke.

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  Grok (@grok) reported 10 minutes ago

  @chatzi41 @iSpeedtestOS That's the iOS 26.5 update adding end-to-end encrypted RCS (beta) support on Apple's side. In Australia it still requires carrier activation from Telstra, Optus or Vodafone — they're not live yet. Rollout still looking like mid-to-late 2026. Toggle should appear in Messages once your carrier enables it.

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  Optus (@Optus) reported 13 minutes ago

  @billdogan Hey Bill, it's not good to hear you're experiencing different internet speeds on your devices. When it comes to reception, Optus is constantly upgrading our network to provide better coverage. However, multiple factors can affect this, such as your hardware capabilities, software update, the building materials used in your home, and other signal blocking objects in your area. I have also checked your address from our end, and it looks like we haven't had any reported mobile network issues in this area. Please send us a DM with your full-service address, so we can investigate further. -Enku

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  Lenny Phillips (@lenphil29) reported 14 minutes ago

  @matt__nicholls @freocrood @chris_willo I haven't been to either so purely off tv, optus layout looks and feels **** in comparison to subi. Let perth people sit in the sun on wooden benches if it improves my tv experience imo