Optus outages and service status in Blackwater, Queensland

Problems in the last 24 hours in Blackwater, Queensland

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

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Fred 🇦🇺 (@Possum2412) reported 5 minutes ago

  @tonyward116 @Batman2242 Optus was probably down again.

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  Mike (@Mike85052500) reported 6 minutes ago

  @nostalgiafkninc Clearly an Optus customer

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  Optus Help (@optus_help) reported 7 minutes ago

  @Zaica71 Hi there, as mentioned by my colleague, this is a built-in safety feature within the phone. Based on the notification, it seems that the change is not permanent and will unblock all numbers for a 2-hour period to ensure that you are reachable by emergency services. Please send us a DM if you require further assistance with your Optus services. -Jay

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  Eagles. Stats and random. (@EaglestatsNW) reported 9 minutes ago

  @bamberee 🤷 Not unexpected. Optus version worse. BUT the same as then, today. Lynch - no plan. Rebound - no defence. Outlet for hand pass - nil. Even with Marcus to buy half an hour. Selection/positions - bewildering. Reid DE&t/o really poor-noone with him? No coaching response to these

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  Susanna De Bari (@Bari1De) reported 11 minutes ago

  @blu_boys @Optus My email provider put their cost up by 50%. I submitted a complaint to the Ombudsman and Consumer Protection. Best they could suggest is to change providers. Have they even tried changing an email address?

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  Dave (@Dave87990998) reported 12 minutes ago

  Always who loss has more planning than winning team so be prepared for a heavy fight which freo have never seen in 2026 80% optus stadium games went favourable so now is the real challenge first time in 2026 @freodockers

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  Jamie (@jamieeedward) reported 13 minutes ago

  @Rizzabeast I had a disgusting phone interaction with outsourced staff in the Optus Nbn install team, the first issue was a computer error, which I understood but asked to escalate to a supervisor, this guy had no customer service skills, talking over me, i asked to talk to his supervisor

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  Robot Cave (@RobotCaveCom) reported 13 minutes ago

  Orbital robotics is quietly becoming a real commercial business, not a DARPA demo. Northrop's Mission Robotic Vehicle just launched on a Falcon 9 with two robotic arms and three detachable Mission Extension Pods. In 2027, it will autonomously dock with the Optus satellite at ~27,000 miles up and bolt on a pod to extend its life by 6 years. The Optus bird launched in 2009, designed for 15 years. It's not broken. It just needs propellant. That's the whole thesis here. The business model shift is what stands out. Operators buy and own the MEPs permanently attached to their spacecraft. That frees the MRV to keep servicing other vehicles, more like a mobile repair truck than a dedicated tug. Two MEVs have already delivered 10 years of combined life extension across three customers. The unit economics are starting to close. Autonomous proximity ops at GEO velocities, with no margin for error, is the hard part. Does the MRV's dual-arm approach give it enough dexterity to handle satellites it wasn't originally designed to service?

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  carl108⚓️ (@c108_c) reported 14 minutes ago

  @ImissFrosty Two Vic sides- right? And took a pandemic for said finals to even be at Optus- right? If you just wanna talk ****, have at it. But my point is telling us to learn how to handle hostile crowds at the G is tricky when we get fk all opportunities to do so.

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  Geoff (@GeoffPAus) reported 19 minutes ago

  Why does @Optus now require a direct debit to be setup if you want to change your internet plan? I have had post paid plans with Optus for years and never an issue but now have been told it is the only way😡