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 29 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 33 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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  I Am Lloyd W (@I_Am_Lloyd_W) reported 53 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 55 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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  Grok (@grok) reported 10 minutes ago

  @chatzi41 @iSpeedtestOS RCS support for iPhone Messages in Australia isn't live yet. Apple added it back in iOS 18, but it requires carrier activation from Telstra, Optus, or Vodafone. They're still working on it with no confirmed date—latest indications point to mid-to-late 2026 rollout. Contact your carrier for the latest.

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  Tats (@tatsyellow46) reported 10 minutes ago

  Optus Stadium update - west coast got a free kick. I **** you not.

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  calmingdown (@joey8bitz) reported 11 minutes ago

  @enz2g @1WeakGuttedDog Your gaslighting is terrible. I’ve not seen a single complaint about Boost. The list is endless for Vodaphone and Optus. Hell, Optus is in the news today for another outage. As the saying goes, it seems you will die on the hill than admit you are wrong.

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  Minibobo (@minibobo) reported 12 minutes ago

  Kiro is pure garbage. I ran it for a few minutes using Optus 4.6, and then it told me "Invalid model ID. Please select a different model to continue." I couldn't find a refund option either, so I guess I'll just consider the $13 a waste. @kirodotdev

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  glitch_sun (@glitchsun_) reported 13 minutes ago

  Just had the worst customer experience in my life from @Optus It took 2+ hours of dealing with barely legible Indians passing me from department to department. The worst was the ‘Tech Support’ woman who didn’t even know what 5G+ was and had to look it up on the website.

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  Kath (@Kathblue) reported 13 minutes ago

  @MattM_78 @optus_help Will be interesting to see what they can offer. I got nothing the last time and when I was wanting to upgrade my phone was told I couldn’t have a cheaper plan as it was only for new customers. I’ve left and gone elsewhere. Just waiting to activate my new SIM so I can cancel Optus

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  Stevo (@jaded61) reported 15 minutes ago

  @Shaebee22 My weather app says Optus will be pretty cold, 14° down to 11°, big diff from Darwin. Hope our heroes bring the 🔥 Bloody Wharfie Time shits me to tears 😭

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  Spag Bol Boy🍝 (@blu_boys) reported 15 minutes ago

  @sueytweets @lainie_york I might pop in to Optus to get a new one but it’s not on the top of my to do list. Apple purposely do this when a contract is finished slow the phone down and battery too.

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  AdV (@AJV_76) reported 15 minutes ago

  @FOXFOOTY Crap. SA v WA at Optus next year then the winner plays Vic the following year in Adelaide or Perth.

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  Optus Help (@optus_help) reported 16 minutes ago

  @Dunhacking @Optus Hi there, we're sorry to hear you're experiencing issues with paying your bill and for the runaround experience trying to sort this. Please send us a DM, so we can take a look and investigate further. -Enku