Optus outages and service status in Forster, New South Wales

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

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

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Optus (@Optus) reported 3 seconds ago

  @jnj_pro Hey, J. Customers who log in using email & password also need to perform Multi-factor authentication (MFA). We recommend enabling biometrics in the My Optus App for a faster and secure login, where no extra codes are required. From the 1st of Jan 2026, no conversation history will be stored/available in the My Optus app or My Account online. We understand that this change is a pain point for you, and we've flagged this as feedback for the relevant teams to review. - Dillon

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  Jason Anders (@Jet_Anders) reported 6 minutes ago

  @Optus @Optus @OptusNewsRoom when I try to dial out it tells me there is insufficient credit to make a call, when I text the balance check number it shows unlimited calls until the end of the day 31/07/2026 and the current time is midday AEST. Would this be a network issue?

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  Osman オスマン 🏆20x 🇨🇨🇱🇧🇵🇸🇸🇩🍉 (@ozman024) reported 7 minutes ago

  @khalilkayalKK I had Optus subscription for free because I was an Optus customer

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  Ray Finkle (@itsrayfinkle) reported 7 minutes ago

  AusAlert cost ~$130 million to rollout. A 13x increase from the $10m initial budget. Here are the known costs and estimates: $10m Initial Planning Taskforce $60-70m Carrier access tolls (Telstra, Optus, TPG) $30m Security architecture & hardening $20-25m Foreign hardware + offshore managed services $5-10m Public awareness, testing & administration Want to know how each allocation is spent? Too bad. Contractors and government use "Commercial-in-Confidence" clauses to keep specific commercial margins and costs hidden from the public eye. A 1300% blowout with no accountability.

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  Optus Help (@optus_help) reported 8 minutes ago

  @Joshdabagger Hi Josho, apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused. Optus is reducing the number of mobile plans across its product range to simplify our systems and processes so we can provide an improved service to customers. If you have any further questions or concerns around this change, please feel free to send us a Direct Message. Aman

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  Humanitarianella (@BecauseImElle) reported 9 minutes ago

  Go digital they said. What that has got us? MyGov, Telstra, Optus hacked. Stolen identities, etc. This isn't even 1% the problem. Why keep pushing something that causes many problems & stress to everyday ppl? Tracing private citizens every move is the objective.

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  Geoff (@GeoffPAus) reported 11 minutes ago

  @Optus The issue we have is that OPRUS has a history of being hacked and not doing the right thing by its customers so why would I trust you with storing my credit card information and deducting whatever you want? Optus SHOULD MAINTAIN THE OPTION TO ALLOW ITS CUSTOMERS TO POST PAY…

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  J Labs (@jnj_pro) reported 11 minutes ago

  @Optus It is fine you don't store conversation only when the problem is solved. Otherwise it causes huge inconvenience and waste of time. Sometimes I lost history right after log in back again. How long do you actually keep it before you delete?

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  Lister (@exRSaddict) reported 15 minutes ago

  @IanBatchelor11 @australian i worked for origin this exact issue was raised as an issue my manager ( who was at Optus when they had the databreach) said it wasn't an issue

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  tonyOnOn (@tonyward116) reported 15 minutes ago

  @Possum2412 @Batman2242 I got it on my telstra service, but wife didn't on her Optus service ?