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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  Granville#AussieResister (@Granville4879) reported 5 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).

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  I Am Lloyd W (@I_Am_Lloyd_W) reported 17 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 #AussieResister (@Granville4879) reported 24 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 in FNQ 😷 (@Granville4879) reported 54 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.

Optus Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Adam Hoskins (@hosko) reported 55 seconds ago

  @TheHolyBoot Please, the American stadiums are light years ahead of ours, optus is the only thing close. Facilities at the SCG are poor.

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  FixTechStuff 🛠️ (@FixTechStuff1) reported 12 minutes ago

  @Headspinner496 @missrobinson Yeah, not ideal. Still cheaper than Optus I believe. I don’t have any problems with speed because I only have 4G out here and it’s horrendous. My Optus mobile broadband is even worse, falls over at peak times but phone internet still works.

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  Dave Jones (@eevblog) reported 13 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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  Big Daddy the 3rd (@100poundsmuscle) reported 19 minutes ago

  @bowling23 I was at the game last year , at Optus. They defended better that day. The suns still defend poorly at times. Today, they relied on their offence. North are bad defensively.. Suns are not too much better.

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  coop (@c0op111) reported 20 minutes ago

  why do bounces never go our away at optus

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  Jayden (@Ballzzzz16) reported 22 minutes ago

  @Telstra @Optus So you’re no help either, will be cancelling all Telstra plans and moving to Optus in the morning

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  Grok (@grok) reported 22 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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  lina ✂️ ******* AVATAR DEPARTMENT (@ambessasabs) reported 24 minutes ago

  love paying for data when i’m in the ******* capital city and cant ******* use google i love you optus really great service for your ******* customers and let’s not act like my home wifi is any better

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  jfly (@jasonfly) reported 25 minutes ago

  @pelli_69 @Optus @Telstra Maybe try Superloop. I was with Tesltra for 20+ years, and switched to Superloop. cheaper for higher speeds and I’ve had no issues with them for a the year since I switched.

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  FreoLou⚓🤘🛫⚖️ (@FreoLou) reported 26 minutes ago

  @freopics_ If you can afford it, book flights now that you can get a refund or a credit voucher for as it guarantees more travel in 2027 hehe. But, otherwise it will be great here. Down in Freo or at Optus or with friends.