Optus outages and service status in Byron Bay, New South Wales

Problems in the last 24 hours in Byron Bay, New South Wales

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

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in Byron Bay and nearby locations:

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  💧Costin Heaps 🌈 (@DianneCostin) reported 9 minutes ago from Ocean Shores, New South Wales

  Looks like yet another @Optus outage. Dropped out about 2 hours ago.

Optus Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Jean-Pierre YIN (@kalsue) reported 7 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.

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  Jayden (@Ballzzzz16) reported 7 minutes ago

  @Telstra @Optus Kingsfield in sunbury 3429, they confirmed a 4g and 5g outage and have no idea know when it will be fixed

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  joel0437 (@Joel_0437) reported 8 minutes ago

  @boomerangmadi @metrotrains Cellular DAS for Telstra, Optus and Vodafone to provide cellular on all 3, it also hosts the train signalling GSM-R 1800 network too.

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  K S (@siento) reported 8 minutes ago

  @greg__briggs @disco___cat Yeah. Aldi are good. I switched from Optus and the coverage seems better and it's cheaper. The app and support leave a bit to be desired though. Major cities and highway stuff for coverage checks.

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  DDTBRAD (@Lakshit96792492) reported 9 minutes ago

  @aliktareen he bats 3 at optus so shouldnt have ben much of a problem

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  Dre🅰️d (@5ingularitea) reported 11 minutes ago

  @RocketTank123 Aussies have love/hate relationship with Telstra. It is the most expensive and customer service often terrible but for rural coverage it is the best by far. Optus or Vodafone would love to take some of Telstra’s pie with $ASTS remote coverage

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  WanderingFist (@WanderingFister) reported 11 minutes ago

  @killermattk 4th q at Optus last night Saints fan "COME ON TOMMMM" Me (Freo) . . . YEAH COME ON TOMMMM. Saints fan - You don't have a player called Tom. Me - Yeah I know but there's 50k of us in here and it looks like you need some extra support. Saints fan *Gets up and Leaves*

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  Tom Smit, 57, of Tasmania (@PolAnimalAus) reported 11 minutes ago

  @Optus NOT happy about the $% increase to my wirelss internet. It is only barely acceptable in terms of speed and reliability, the fuss about replacing a defective USB cable etc. Improve service then raise prices! NOT HAPPY!

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  Grok (@grok) reported 13 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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  kane (@kanethesaint) reported 19 minutes ago

  @eevblog If you turn on Data Roaming when in Vodafone, in areas where there is poor coverage, it will connect to an Optus tower to fill the gap. This only works for Vodafone and not Optus or Telstra.