Optus outages and service status in Cairns, Queensland

Problems in the last 24 hours in Cairns, Queensland

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

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

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  I Am Lloyd W (@I_Am_Lloyd_W) reported 4 minutes ago from Cairns, Queensland

  @Optus postcode 4870, your site doesnt show an outage my fetch tv's black screen sure does

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  💉💉💉 Granville in FNQ 😷 (@Granville4879) reported 20 minutes ago from Cairns, Queensland

  @toninicho I am now, seriously, thinking of changing my carrier after years of being with Optus Problem is Telstra cost me a first full money last time I was with them and I dropped Vodaphone over their poor customer service.

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  Granville #AussieResister (@Granville4879) reported 45 minutes ago from Cairns, Queensland

  @JohnCoo51013646 @call_me_tomasso @Leinster_Lad @lesleygood1 @Optus Ah yes, I well remember Telecom and the Post Office, both focused on the customer and delivering quality service.

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  Granville#AussieResister (@Granville4879) reported 53 minutes ago from Cairns, Queensland

  @LesStonehouse @Optus There is, I think I remember correctly, a period of up to 48 hours where a new service replicates across a WAN (wide area network).

Optus Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Arkers (@Thelandofark) reported 7 minutes ago

  @matt_barrie @van00sa And the Optus network went down right after Albanese visited Beijing in November 2023.

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  Derrick W 💔3/15 (@Vox_Dog) reported 9 minutes ago

  @Kate3015 Aussies are being fleeced, these comms companies compared to everywhere else in the world take Aussies to the cleaners. For the entire network to fail would suggest a complete & utter rebuild of Telstra is required urgently, from the very top down. #Telstra #Auspol #Optus

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  Evans Electric (@tsport100) reported 9 minutes ago

  A guy moved into a new apartment. Only “official” internet was FTTN NBN — $90/month for a pathetic 30 Mbps down max. He called Telstra and Optus. Both said “5G Fixed Wireless not available at your address.” He checked a cell tower map anyway. Half a dozen towers within a couple km. Bought a GL.iNet GL-X3000NR 5G router + built a DIY 4x4 MIMO LPDA external antenna. Result? 800 Mbps download / 170 Mbps upload. 25x faster. $75/month. Same building. Here’s exactly how he did it 🧵

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  Crowid Michael (@BPCrowvid) reported 11 minutes ago

  The Optus Stadium surface is simply the worst; it’s worse than those arena shows that do Disney on Ice

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  Kylie west (@Kyliewe44398439) reported 14 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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  - Mat - (@mat_boore) reported 14 minutes ago

  Let’s forget the umpiring, taunting and constant booing of this underrated crowd, what’s the go with this Optus stadium deck, the worst ground in the AFL currently, on par with what was dished up for origin last night. Awful. #aflfreoswans

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  William Evans (@will_evans_qld) reported 14 minutes ago

  Back when Optus went down I was a Telstra customer. I moved over to amaysim which is Optus, and now the Big T has gone down. #winning

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  A K (@AK22762976) reported 19 minutes ago

  @PaulBongiorno Oh woe is me ! Just purchase a sim card supported by Optus [this is redundancy contingency] when Telstra goes off line swap out their sim & slot in the backup & vice versa. Alteratively purchase a dual sim phone which allows you to switch between service providers

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  John Harrison 🇦🇺 🦘 (@JH_Otway_Ranges) reported 20 minutes ago

  @FranMooMoo I wonder if his satellites can be used for mobile phone network? Mobile phone calls and text messages don't use much bandwidth unlike the internet, if he were to somehow make phones and they worked everywhere even in the desert Telstra Vodaphone, and Optus would go bust

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  Dr Ravi Nayyar (@ravirockks) reported 24 minutes ago

  '[CBA] suggested customers switch connections to an Optus network or local wi-fi source. '[Tyro] was aware some people were unable to connect to payment machines that operate on 4G networks'.