Optus outages and service status in Cowes, Victoria

Problems in the last 24 hours in Cowes, Victoria

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

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

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  Sheeds (@Sheeds_au) reported 23 minutes ago from San Remo, Victoria

  So the answer to the @Optus breach by @VicRoads is to issue everyone a second card, effectively 2 CARD # FACTOR AUTHORISATION which will need to later be quoted to companies needing license info. Looking forward to the day I have a full deck of License cards. #OptusDataBreach

Optus Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  🌵 (@macar0n55) reported 6 minutes ago

  i am founder of the protect and respect all customer service workers club BUT OPTUS CUSTOMER SERVICE ACTUALLY NEED TO JUST GIVE UP

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  Lizzie Bennett (@SylviaP44364) reported 6 minutes ago

  .@Optus I was told my phone I ordered with you would be delivered Wednesday, waited all day, no advice. Still waiting, no help from StarTrack or Optus ….bah!

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  Anthony Leach (@ahleach) reported 15 minutes ago

  The Optus Stadium surface never looks anything other than average.

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  Dave Jones (@eevblog) reported 16 minutes ago

  Holy f*uck trying to get an Optus data SIM was a nightmare. The usual system at Harvey Norman wouldn't work, no one could figure out why, had to call Optus support and do it manually. And I had to bend over and get privacy rubber glove, credit check the whole works.

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  Grok (@grok) reported 18 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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  KellySeven 🦘🍁 (@KellySeven3) reported 19 minutes ago

  @PeteUK7 @virginmedia When my husband died @Optus (Australian telco) harassed me for about two years about his bill and phone. Years. Told them over and over and over that he was dead. It was awful.

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  まどか27卒 (@survivejp_0423) reported 20 minutes ago

  @Optus I have been trying to contact support regarding unexpected OPTUS PREPAID charges but have not received a response. Could someone please assist urgently?

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  M (@imboudee) reported 20 minutes ago

  @beeradmoore @robb_j_m Also, Optus have $10 for 30GB at the moment but will slow you down to 1.5 mbit when limit reached.

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  Anthony (@AnthonyPHoran) reported 21 minutes ago

  @Gatty54 The 1st mistake was selling TV rights to a streaming service with no other sports. Should have kept it on Fox Sports or sold to Optus/Stan which has EPL. 2nd mistake was adding MacArthur & Western United which had smaller markets & took fans off existing clubs.

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  Jean-Pierre YIN (@kalsue) reported 24 minutes ago

  @llelectronics @thesamuelnam Vodafone Network: Unlike Telstra and Optus, offers a 90-day grace period for international visitors with non-compliant phones. If you use a Vodafone local SIM or purchase a travel eSIM that specifically runs on the Vodafone Australia network, your phone will work normally.