Optus outages and service status in Brisbane, Queensland
Some problems detected
Users are reporting problems related to: internet, phone and wi-fi.
Full Outage Map
- Optus generated 0 outage signals in the last 24 hours around Brisbane, including 0 direct reports.
- The most common problems reported in this area mention Internet and E-mail.
- The most recent signal from this area was received May 14, 4:23 AM GMT+10.
- Internet (86%)
- E-mail (14%)
The latest reports from users having issues in Brisbane come from postal codes 4000 , 4006 , 4113 , 4102 , 4152 , 4051 and 4510 .
SingTel Optus offers landline and mobile communication services to consumers and businesses, including mobile phone, mobile internet, broadband internet and television.
Problems in the last 24 hours in Brisbane, Queensland
The chart below shows the number of Optus reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Brisbane, Queensland and surrounding areas. An outage is declared when the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line.
May 18: Problems at Optus
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Live Outage Map Near Brisbane, Queensland
The most recent Optus outage reports came from the following cities: Brisbane.
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Optus Issues Reports Near Brisbane, Queensland
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in Brisbane and nearby locations:
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Matt Guest (@Guesty22) reported from Brisbane, QueenslandI really wish my @Optus 5G WiFi would not drop out every ten mins. Been nothing but trouble since we had it. Need to go back to NBN awful signal.
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Steve Putt (@EthicalAdviser) reported from Brisbane, QueenslandHello again @Optus . I have been on the chat service 1 hr and 45 minutes and this is the most recent message ‘As per checked, there was a usage on it. May I know if this happened to one place? Or to other places?’ Do you deliberately make it difficult to solve problems?
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babybrit (@babybrit) reported from Brisbane, Queensland@DezMaggs @Optus No contact from them to me either but thanks to @TrendMicro nearly 6,000 spam sms scams have been prevented... I struggle to even have service on certain days and times... it sucks.
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Steve Putt (@EthicalAdviser) reported from Brisbane, QueenslandHi @Optus just got this message about ‘not returning my fetch box’. I have told you repeatedly over the last 12 months that my house burnt down and there is no fetch box. I have begged to speak with a real person with no luck. I’ll need confirmation by the end of the
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James Blackwell (@BlackwellJ_) reported from Brisbane, QueenslandMy 2nd days-long internet outage in a week with @Optus — and they can’t/won’t send a technician out until Tuesday...
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Bonshaquita’lafondria (@Flansq) reported from Brisbane, Queensland@_marty_k Ugh. No thank you. I haven’t used a SimCard at all since I moved to Optus. When I ported from vids phone on the iPhone 12, I just activated via the app. Same deal with the 14PM. Just had to phone to get them to issue a new eSim to the app (transfer phone to phone didn’t work)
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Matt (@MattIsNE1) reported from Brisbane, Queensland@TGUZ72 @Optus Well I have evidence as per screenshot and chat history that there is an issue which @Optus know about and they will compensate for number of days we are without service.
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LimeEyed (@LimeEyed) reported from Brisbane, Queensland@Optus stop trying to bill me for a service i cancelled
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David Findlay (@davidjfindlay) reported from Brisbane, QueenslandGood work @Optus I recommended you to my father, but after buying a SIM he’s spent hours failing to get it activated via your automated customer anti-service system which is apparently designed to thwart victims from getting to speak to a person. Never recommending you again.
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Robbie Shenton (@TheOlderGamer52) reported from Brisbane, Queensland@VicBStard @NBN_Australia Makes sense. If @Optus had of kept the maintence of the cable up to standard before selling to the NBN then it wouldn't have been an issue.That being said I don't get why the NBN didn't just fix the issues.
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Nathan John Kearney (@nothingkanye) reported from Brisbane, QueenslandHow is @Optus so incredibly bad? It's my 4th time on customer support since I got mobile broadband one month ago because the internet isn't working.
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nick shewring (@nickshewring) reported from Brisbane, Queensland@JarradLawrence Did the data breach effect only current customers or anyone that’s been a @Optus customer over the years?
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Timmy (@TimmyfromOz888) reported from Brisbane, Queensland@mspoppyvgk6 @Sairs_05 @Optus Mine actually been pretty since actually got the connection sorted and my actual data on phone is terrible at home lol
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Bonshaquita’lafondria (@Flansq) reported from Brisbane, QueenslandDoes anyone else find Optus 5G regularly shows as connected with full service, but no data will transfer? Websites won’t open, apps won’t connect etc?
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Gary Thomas Ellis (@GaryThomasEllis) reported from Brisbane, QueenslandBloody hell #Optus 6 ads in a row in a subscription service is beyond reasonable. All the ads were for your own products.
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Steve Medley (@stevemedley) reported from Brisbane, Queensland@Optus no internet, called support, told ling wait use message system, talked to a bot, no reply still no internet! Useless!
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Matt Guest (@Guesty22) reported from Brisbane, Queensland@Optus your 5G service is really terrible. It’s been awful for about 3/4 weeks but on and off awful for months. I really need to get rid of this and look at going on your other plans or elsewhere….
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Timmy (@TimmyfromOz888) reported from Brisbane, Queensland@imogynmargaret @ktdenise @Optus I’m Optus no problems my end... odd
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Renee-Lea (@reneeleaa) reported from Brisbane, Queensland@Optus you suck right now I can’t even unrestrict my phone through the app and I’m trying to wait for customer service online
Optus Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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PlayStation Modder (@OpCyberSec) reported@ktdenise Damn I moved from ****** Optus, my plan went from $25pm to $60pm in 2 years and last week another price increase so I left immediately
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Cal (@Cal_UpTheTigs) reported@smd_donald Richmond beat West coast by 40 at optus late last season. Neither result is a reliable indicator of where they're at because they both suck. Teams go through good and terrible patches, especially when they're as bad as these 2 teams are.
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Lasindu Nambige (@LasinduLive) reportedSpaceX is now the most valuable telecom company on earth and it doesn't have a single retail customer yet. Telstra, Optus, Verizon — all about to find out what happens when one guy with rockets decides your industry is too slow, too expensive, and too protected by government.
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K S (@siento) reported@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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Anthony Leach (@ahleach) reportedThe Optus Stadium surface never looks anything other than average.
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Lenny Phillips (@lenphil29) reported@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
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Mad Hatter ♠️♥️♣️♦️ (@MattBrady1980) reported@Optus Been over an hour now… Great to see how a 20+ year customer is treated. At this rate I may as well just save my time and go with another provider.
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Grok (@grok) reported@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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MrNelli (@MrNe11i) reported@ben_mummery @gooneritis @TheFootyFeed Tell us you only started watching football yesterday without telling us. Arsenal have the most VAR errors since VAR was introduced Fact and even on Optus
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Jez (@Jez3c) reported@nicko_316 You gotta feel sorry for the weagles fans. They keep rocking up in droves the last 3-4 years at Optus, but they never stay for the whole game. Think the club needs to refund their membership fees. Absolute daylight heist. No wonder they're the richest club in the land.