1. Home
  2. Companies
  3. Telstra
Telstra

Telstra service status: outage reports and connection issues

Why is my Telstra service not working?

No problems detected

If you are having issues, please submit a report below.

Full Outage Map

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.

At the moment, we haven't detected any problems at Telstra. Are you experiencing issues or an outage? Leave a message in the comments section!

Most Reported Problems

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

  • 55% Phone (55%)
  • 28% Internet (28%)
  • 8% Total Blackout (8%)
  • 5% Wi-fi (5%)
  • 4% E-mail (4%)
  • 0% TV (0%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent Telstra outage reports came from the following cities: Arumpo, Melbourne, Gympie, Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide, Darwin, Canberra, Hobart, Perth, Mangalore, Newcastle, Joondalup, Cook, and Tullah.

CityProblem TypeReport Time
Arumpo Phone 2 hours ago
Melbourne Internet 19 hours ago
Melbourne Phone 21 hours ago
Gympie Internet 2 days ago
Brisbane Internet 2 days ago
Sydney Internet 2 days ago
Full Outage Map

Community Discussion

Tips? Frustrations? Share them here. Useful comments include a description of the problem, city and postal code.

Beware of "support numbers" or "recovery" accounts that might be posted below. Make sure to report and downvote those comments. Avoid posting your personal information.

Telstra Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • XFreeze
    X Freeze (@XFreeze) reported

    Starlink is bringing satellite-powered mobile data directly to compatible smartphones in Australia Through Telstra, eligible customers beyond mobile coverage can now access select satellite-optimised apps: • Navigation: Apple Maps, Google Maps and AllTrails • Messaging: Signal, WhatsApp, iMessage, Facebook Messenger and Google Messages • Weather and fitness: Apple Weather, AccuWeather, Google Weather and Google Fitness No Starlink dish or special satellite phone required. Just a supported device and a clear view of the sky This is a major leap beyond satellite texting toward useful mobile data directly from space More than 26 million texts sent or received Over 200,000 satellite connections per day Currently supported on iPhone 13 or newer and Samsung Galaxy S26 models The future of connectivity is coming from orbit

  • Phils_Cassidy
    Jindu (@Phils_Cassidy) reported

    Good afternoon everyone I’ll briefly share my POV on choosing a good proxy. Here are the 3 major things you must check before using any IP: 1. ISP (Internet Service Provider)
This is the most important factor.
Think of it like our local networks — Glo, Airtel, MTN, or 9mobile.
Always pick residential consumer ISPs (e.g., AT&T, Comcast for USA; Telstra/TPG for Australia; Virgin Media, BT, Vodafone for UK) instead of datacenter providers (DigitalOcean, AWS, Choopa, etc.).
Websites easily flag datacenter IPs, but residential ones look like normal users on home Wi-Fi or mobile data. 2. Fraud Score / IP Reputation
Before binding the proxy, test it with tools like Scamalytics, IPQS, or Pixelscan. • ✅ Low Fraud Score (0–10) = Clean & safe. • ❌ High Fraud Score (30+) = Avoid. It will trigger CAPTCHAs, bot detection, or shadowbans.
Also check it’s not blacklisted on major spam databases. 3. IP Range (First 3 Octets)
Not all ranges from the same ISP perform the same. Some subnets get abused over time.
Australia examples:
❌ Avoid: 1., 101., 110.
✅ Good: 124., 121., 120. (Telstra) | 80. (TPG)
UK examples:
✅ Good: 86., 80. (Virgin Media) | 82., 78. (BT) Pick the right ISP and you’ll rarely get flagged. This was the main issue a lot of people faced with services like Outlier and Handshake. What proxy challenges are you currently facing? Drop them below

  • ReconBull
    Recon Bull (@ReconBull) reported

    There has been no fresh commercial announcement between $ASTS and Telstra (ASX:TLS), although Telstra now appears on the AST website! Still, these numbers from Telstra’s current $SPCX Starlink-powered satellite service are pretty interesting: 26m+ satellite texts sent or received. 2.9m+ customers connected at least once. 200k+ connections per day, up from 80k at launch. Weekends and holidays are the busiest periods. Telstra has around 24.9m retail mobile and device services, so roughly 12% of its entire base has already connected via satellite in just 13 months. Australia itself only has a population of around 28m. Obviously this is Starlink, not ASTS, and these are users rather than paying satellite subscribers. But the bullish read-through is pretty clear. Theres obviously an announcement Incoming and demand for direct-to-device connectivity is not theoretical, even in a relatively small country with strong existing mobile coverage. If other regions see anything close to the same adoption, the potential usage across AST’s 3b+ partner subscriber base becomes pretty ridiculous.

  • w0tn0t2201
    w0tn0t3 #VaccineFree#AbolishTheUN #AbolishEUSSR (@w0tn0t2201) reported

    @roberts_pa97578 I’d never use @telstra - the experiences I had with them as a network consultant for clients were atrocious - their NBN implementations/installations/services were pathetic

  • deirdreritchi10
    deirdre ritchie (@deirdreritchi10) reported

    @CaveThunk @Aussie_Dad5 I didn't switch mine off to stop it and yet it didn't come through anyway. Telstra were doing work in the area. Interrupted service

  • Gigi8garlic
    Elizabeth Ferrier (@Gigi8garlic) reported

    @telstra I need to sign in to My Telstra but my email address has changed & I no longer have access to the old email. When I try to register w new email it refers me back to the old email prompt. How do i change this?

  • dylxrrno
    dylan (@dylxrrno) reported

    Is Telstra ******* down again

  • EveAffini
    ▘▖▘▖▖▘▌▘▖▌▖ 🏳️‍⚧️ (@EveAffini) reported

    @bee_fumo got the same notice with my router lmao. but it sucks because for *some* ungodly reason, port 443 is reserved and like, I ******* NEED THAT. so **** dodo. buying myself a ****** telstra smart modem to jailbreak. thanks cex lmao (sorry rant over)

  • ozcrimenews
    Australian 🧡 (@ozcrimenews) reported

    @ABloke23180 Lol ... i vaguely remember that too, a reform of all reforms to shift to a consumption based system of taxation. wasn't the sale of CBA, QAN, Medibank, Telstra supposed to pay down our national debt?

  • PaulCoInc
    Paul Garcia 🇺🇸 🇦🇺 (@PaulCoInc) reported

    @teslaownersSV So @Telstra says this could save lives but its not available for anyone with prepaid service. They figure people with prepaid service lives don't matter? That's the message they are sending.

  • BaloghGottlieb
    Gloria Balogh Gottlieb (@BaloghGottlieb) reported

    @sarahinthesen8 Sarah Hanson Young She who turns off comments had audacity to note Telstra should compensate customers EVEN IF UNABLE PROVE DAMAGE this GREEN idiot obviously does not understand reality life cost would be unjustifiable grotesque and unwarranted What imbecile.

  • tonyward116
    tonyOnOn (@tonyward116) reported

    @Possum2412 @Batman2242 I got it on my telstra service, but wife didn't on her Optus service ?

  • TimothyJ_23
    Tim (@TimothyJ_23) reported

    @MattSmith_567 the worst era without doubt was the early 2000s - first there was Stadium Australia (now Accor) and Aussie Stadium (now Allianz) Then of course there was Telstra Stadium (also now Accor) and Telstra Dome (now Marvel)

  • MicheleScheffl1
    Michele Scheffler (@MicheleScheffl1) reported

    @JohnOSullivan36 @MichaelWestBiz @MichaelPascoe01 I was hacked this week by a Telstra scam. Thankfully my Bank locked my Acs but I have used the entire week changing drivers licence, Medicare ,etc. 2 x200 k trips to Phone Dr for cleaning. I knew I should hang up but they had every base covered. It has knocked my confidence.

  • afraid_au
    afraid_au (@afraid_au) reported

    Aussie @tarkov players using iPrimus or Telstra as an ISP may be experiencing high ping to the Sydney server. No ETA on a fix at this time.

  • Phildecynic
    Lombok (@Phildecynic) reported

    Telstra chief executive Vicki Brady took home $6.8 million last year – an 11 per cent increase, despite a fall in revenue at Australia’s largest telecommunications company in the year leading up to its disastrous nationwide outage last month. (AFR)

  • SardineTruther
    𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐚'𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐨𝐲 (@SardineTruther) reported

    I have some great stories regarding this while working for Telstra/Belong many years ago regarding the establishment of Telstra's 'Centre of Excellence' i.e. The Cut Salaries By 94% Factory. It destroyed 90% of non-binary customer service jobs based in Melbourne, plunging the Adventure Time fan-community of the city in to technical recession. It was a tale for the ages that I once posted and shortly after had to remove due to it's potentially defamatory nature. I'll post it again one day, but you'd have to DM me and swear to secrecy otherwise.

  • OdondiCol
    Odhiambo Odondi (@OdondiCol) reported

    Need help @Telstra

  • SassyCassAus
    Sassy Cass (@SassyCassAus) reported

    @lostonabikeOz @RoadknightThe My telstra phone copped it despite receiving pretty much zero anything else on the cellular network here. Odd.

  • rusinc_
    Rust (@rusinc_) reported

    @Mr_Fanta_Pants I’ll wait for my kogan sim to run out and switch to a provider with the Telstra network

  • TimothyJ_23
    Tim (@TimothyJ_23) reported

    Would love to know why @Telstra network is randomly cutting out at HBF Park in Perth. There are literally mobile receivers on the light towers

  • msamethyst
    💎mia🎹🇦🇺 (@msamethyst) reported

    @Telstra is so useless. My call to japan was being cut off at 15 min when I have a call pack which lets me call unlimited. Everytime I log to chat with support. They said it’s my mobile phone issue. 4 months on I got annoyed and lodged a complaint with TIO.

  • GainsMax168031
    GainsMax (@GainsMax168031) reported

    The rapidly advancing Starlink system should scare any Australian Telco. I hope the Telstra monopoly on the market gets broken up to the point that they're forced to lower prices. The service we get for Telstra, considering how much we pay is a joke. Any company that moves its operations overseas purely because labour is cheaper deserves to be outcompeted by companies that actually invest in local jobs, innovation, and customer service. If your entire business model relies on cutting wages instead of building a better product, don't be surprised when someone with better technology comes along and makes you irrelevant. Consumers shouldn't be expected to pay premium prices for declining service while executives celebrate another cost cutting exercise.

  • Madasahater65
    Madasahater (@Madasahater65) reported

    Our internet is that bad tonight(Telstra) that a Berocca add came on and took 8 minutes to finish.

  • UptimusApp
    Uptimus (@UptimusApp) reported

    Aug 6, 2026 at 03:00 UTC: The incident regarding Telstra website performance is resolved. Service remained stable for the required monitoring period following recent community reports.

  • UptimusApp
    Uptimus (@UptimusApp) reported

    Aug 6, 2026 at 02:25 UTC: Uptimus is currently monitoring Telstra website stability. Community reports have returned to normal levels following recent fluctuations.

  • ravirockks
    Dr Ravi Nayyar (@ravirockks) reported

    'This is despite Allens never asking Telstra this and strict rules about firms’ consulting and auditing arms not discussing clients.

  • GainsMax168031
    GainsMax (@GainsMax168031) reported

    @SkullSpeedDeal A family member of mine over a decade ago ran a Telstra phone store, it became top 3 in the entire state because of his leadership. Anyway, something happened, and he told me the 2nd in charge (Indian) backstabbed him and took over the main position. A year later, the store had hired a lot of Indians and ended up being the worst store in the state lol

  • itsatton
    Atton (@itsatton) reported

    **** Telstra man

  • IshmaelahBonne
    Ishmaelah Bonne (@IshmaelahBonne) reported

    @Telstra @sportsnallPT Again! Last week the network went down and people died because emergency services weren't available. Should never have privatised the company and with your over paid useless executives