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Telstra offers mobile and landline communications services to the public and businesses, including mobile phone, mobile internet, and broadband internet.

Problems in the last 24 hours

The graph below depicts the number of Telstra reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.

Telstra Outage Chart 01/18/2026 18:30

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The recent Telstra outages have enraged many of the company's customers. These nationwide outages have prevented many customers from accessing their services.

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Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Telstra users through our website.

  1. Internet (45%)

    Internet (45%)

  2. Phone (34%)

    Phone (34%)

  3. Wi-fi (10%)

    Wi-fi (10%)

  4. E-mail (5%)

    E-mail (5%)

  5. TV (3%)

    TV (3%)

  6. Total Blackout (2%)

    Total Blackout (2%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent Telstra outage reports came from the following cities: Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Townsville, Melbourne, Mandurah, Adelaide, Perth, Gold Coast, Penola, Kadina, Ceduna, Kincumber, Hobart and Corny Point.

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Telstra Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • ocepina Josephina (@ocepina) reported

    @Telstra Thanks Angela, where can i leave feedback for the call i made to your customer service earlier?

  • Squiddery1 Squiddery 🌺🌺🌺 (@Squiddery1) reported

    Hey @Telstra No adsl since 4.22 am last Wednesday 21st. Mobile reception here is pretty **** so to hotspot I had to buy an Optus phone (tower nearby). I work at home, this is costing me money...NOONE seems to have any clue or will say out loud when this will be fixed. Not happy!

  • scientificfact Mark S (@scientificfact) reported

    Can ANYONE @Optus offer any assistance with purchasing a new Qantas SIM service? I thought connecting with @Telstra was painful, but @Optus seems to take the cake! Surely it shouldn't be this difficult?

  • franksavaglio Frank Savaglio (@franksavaglio) reported

    @Asher_Wolf I thought FTTN was dead. Why not FTTC? In selected areas i think where predicted NBN speeds are bad enough, Telstra (at least) offers 5G fixed wireless.

  • humma49 Humma49 Mate (@humma49) reported

    Providers lease the lines from Telstra. So look at them first for the breach! Take down optus! Who's next? Digital system will be one provider!!! and who owns it? The gov elites!!

  • DrAngelaEgan Angela Egan (@DrAngelaEgan) reported

    @Telstra Please. Telstra tried sending me a code as a text but I haven’t received it so now I can’t get help

  • Ian_J_QLD Ian Joseph (@Ian_J_QLD) reported

    @manjusrii In light of this breach and the potential damage to individuals that may flow, it’d be interesting to know how Telstra and Vodafone manage identification documents, once their customer’s ID has been verified and an account opened. Ditto other utility providers…

  • BobPinder Bob Pinder (@BobPinder) reported from Westfield, State of Western Australia

    @JonDeeOz @Telstra Unfortunately we expect nothing less, it’s where the customer comes last

  • GavinWakeupint1 Gavilarr 🍸☮️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🖤💛❤️ (@GavinWakeupint1) reported

    This #Optus fail really does highlight the shocking standards of customer service in the Telco industry as a whole. It's difficult to imagine Vodafone & Telstra handling the same situation any better. The big 3 are all prolific in treating their customers like ****.

  • EagletonLuke Luka Luka (@EagletonLuke) reported

    @Telstra up your recharge link isn't working. Fix it

  • ocepina Josephina (@ocepina) reported

    @Telstra our 5G mobile broadband connections are very poor at the moment at we are located at 3000 - can we please get more info on when this will be resolved?

  • Jessy03761764 Jessy (@Jessy03761764) reported

    @Optus @RunnerSA18 **** off - to late. Time to go ivermectin to Telstra. Scum

  • hakugakuneko 博学😺、/dev/ニャーン (@hakugakuneko) reported

    Hey @Telstra, any enticements to help transition @Optus customers as they flee the sinking ship?

  • Poppymac53 poppy maclean (@Poppymac53) reported

    @JonDeeOz @Telstra It took me three months to cancel my account with Telstra…after two years of trying to get a rural connection fixed….I ended up with cheaper, faster, unlimited service from hip young locals with a wireless tower. There aren’t words for Telstra.

  • Tommyboytown Tommyboy (@Tommyboytown) reported

    @drcarrot98 @Optus @Telstra Telstra is really bad for customer service, the worst, Its a pity cos Optus has good customer service. Reputational damage big time

  • RainMorgan33 ❤️ Rain Morgan. ❤️ Geelong Sept 28-30! (@RainMorgan33) reported

    @BettsyBoop3 @Telstra Its been fixed! Also resetting network settings helped

  • SteveFitSmart Stephen Sweatman (@SteveFitSmart) reported

    @samishah @Optus There are many cheaper than optus and telstra for one....Aldimobile. Runs on telstra network My entire comms bill is $35 per month 42 gig data, ROLLOVER

  • maddisondesigns Anthony Hortin 🚀 (@maddisondesigns) reported

    @Asher_Wolf As much as NBN is a mess, I’d pay for that over giving money to Elon for Starlink. My NBN has way more outages due to “maintenance” and general issues, than my Telstra cable ever had, but when it is working, it’s pretty stable. Highly recommend @Aussie_BB for NBN.

  • TuddMichael Michael Quinlan TopDog (@TuddMichael) reported

    @australian @Telstra is the Solution

  • CarolynJanson 💧Dame Carolyn Janson (@CarolynJanson) reported

    @eveharrington Apart from anything else, when did Telstra EVER call and offer to help with a problem? Biggest red flag in the universe!

  • RyanWil62993886 Ryan Williams (@RyanWil62993886) reported

    @heidimur @Andrewyeahnah This will in fact shut Optus down, buy Telstra shares

  • AkiretaHK Sean Knight (@AkiretaHK) reported

    @sniff86793391 Mmm but Telstra actually has infrastructure doesn't it, what is Optus for other than wasting money? Telstra is ******* awful ofc. But yeah, a Telco being atrocious and irresponsible, colour me shocked!

  • lexiistache87 Lexii (@lexiistache87) reported

    @Telstra With the service you provide I can hardly even get 1 to load let alone this

  • sonics89 Sonic (@sonics89) reported

    I was an @optus customer till Friday when I moved as a result and am bringing all my customers including some corporates with me to @BelongAU and @Telstra. I cannot risk having customers data exposed and have taken measures to mitigate the issue going forward #OptusClassAction

  • traynor_zac Zach Traynor (@traynor_zac) reported

    @7NewsMelbourne There's a strong clause for service cancellation arguing gross incompetence and bringing the service agreement into disrepute so ALL customers of Optus should do this. Won't save our data unfort. I sub managed to cancel this morning and move (back) to Telstra...

  • psvbluemts Peter Vogel (@psvbluemts) reported

    @JonDeeOz @Telstra I had an equally stupid run-in with Telstra a couple of years ago, which ended with me asking for a copy of my contract with them. They insisted I do not have a contract. Red rag to this lawyer bull, that was.

  • lexiistache87 Lexii (@lexiistache87) reported from Pormpuraaw, State of Queensland

    @Telstra Appreciate? We have no options but to be patient. Fixed and its ongoing permanent issue. Mobile is better but only slightly. Can hardly even hotspot due to terrible connections. FNQ Queensland check the speeds up here and tell me you provide a good service.

  • KerrynBurgess Kerryn Burgess (@KerrynBurgess) reported

    @bazman @Telstra @Telstra I'm having the same trouble. I can't make calls because I need to recharge, and recharge has been unavailable all day. My suburb: Kyneton. My postcode: 3444. Although I can't see how that's relevant. When will recharge be available again?

  • CourtRum *** Corp Rules (@CourtRum) reported

    @JonDeeOz @tilly64 @Telstra Painful. Just stop paying them. Not a new problem. Worked for me. Strangely, they cut over 'new phone' on expiry date of last. Yes. I was totally amazed.

  • GordyPls Ashwagandha Forever (@GordyPls) reported

    @kcarruthers @RachaelHasIdeas Telstra were playing with the idea that because most everyone has given them 100 points of ID, they could set up a verification service for other businesses to identify mutual customers. Dunno if it went anywhere.