Telstra service status: outage reports and connection issues

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.

Most Reported Problems

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

• Internet (46%)
• Phone (36%)
• Wi-fi (8%)
• E-mail (6%)
• Total Blackout (3%)
• TV (1%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent Telstra outage reports came from the following cities: Adelaide, Penola, Sydney, Perth, Nuriootpa, Loxton, Hobart, Brisbane, The Hills Shire, Melbourne, Campbelltown, Gympie, Loamside, Long Forest, and Sunshine Coast.

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Adelaide	Phone	4 hours ago
Penola	Phone	5 hours ago
Sydney	Internet	6 hours ago
Adelaide	Phone	1 day ago
Perth	Phone	1 day ago
Nuriootpa	Phone	1 day ago

Full Outage Map

Community Discussion

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Telstra Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  This Dalek's Workday 🇺🇦💉💉💉 (@YUHeff2BSoGreen) reported 8 minutes ago

  ai isn't as scary as the blind trust some people have of whatever ai-tainted search result sits at the top of the page. this guy at the telstra shop tried to tell me an 11 digit number starting with 1888 was the boost support number. we don't have phone numbers that long.

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  Sam (@nursesrock25) reported 8 minutes ago

  @Telstra @ABHawks1 @Telstra I’m having the same problem

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  Cdbrown (@BrowntownBrew) reported 8 minutes ago

  @ThinktankTaylor @Starlink As to the free market - considering there was no actual competition against Telstra there was no free market. Telstra just sat and exploited the fixed line and used the money to push their mobile network and restrict competition

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  Trev (@Trev__Says) reported 10 minutes ago

  @Loud_Lass @DaleH1234 This dead **** sold all the airports, Telstra and the CBA in a once off fire sale to turn a single year surplus for the pin head lib supporters. He and Howard should be in a cell

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  Joanne Jones (@JoanneJ37319580) reported 11 minutes ago

  The telecommunications industry needs a closer look by the Australian ombudsman or whoever regulates fees being taken for service not provided. Telcos with phone only service centres overseas are in the perfect position to rip people off under the banner of Optus/Telstra.

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  SNOOPREY (@SNOOPREY77) reported 11 minutes ago

  @Telstra So not gonna address the claims about what techniques sales representatives and ads use to mislead customers into thinking they’re getting a premium service. When I pay $2500 a year for home internet and mobile I have a certain level of expectation and rightfully so

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  𝕻𝖗𝖎𝖓𝖈𝖊𝖘𝖘 𝕾𝖐𝖞𝖑𝖆𝖗𝖚𝖘𝖎 © (@skylarusi) reported 12 minutes ago

  @the_LoungeFly @Telstra 2/2 ...regarding my plan's data He claimed I'd been paying $50/mth 4 3MB of data I contacted Telstra via FB They must have told him He wasn't happy When he finally contacted tech support to fix it he listened in while I was giving feedback I reported that breach of privacy on FB

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  WaltzingRNLilydale (@rn_lilydale) reported 22 minutes ago

  @newscomauHQ The 🇦🇺 government does the same, on a much larger scale. Federal agencies (Immigration, ATO etc.) and major contractors have long outsourced call centres, customer service and IT work to the Philippines and India, thousands of roles. Telstra, banks and others do the same.

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  landman (@hasselljpb) reported 25 minutes ago

  Gotta love it when the @Telstra helpline drops out while trying to solve a @telstra issue

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  Luke hickey (@Lukehickey1i) reported 25 minutes ago

  @Telstra Your rewards and points website is down and won't load. Be better.

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  jayzco (@jayzcoz) reported 26 minutes ago

  @gasugasu1984 I’ve used Belong premium, $95/mth, 100/17mbps. FTTN. They use Telstra service. Northern VIC. I find the speed ok for (tv) streaming, but lm not using any video computer development software. I haven’t done a speed test. Likely cheaper services available.

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  BLUE (@BLUE04699289) reported 27 minutes ago

  @KymRob25112 No idea in Qld. But in Sydney Telstra has sadly become the only option. The complete mess up with triple zero calls ( carrier errors) no mistake in that. The tower's aren't coping with this change. Regional with fewer options. That's harsh. Hope 🙏

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  Funkdoctor (@Docsthename) reported 29 minutes ago

  I think Telstra is having relationship issues with NBN which is delaying my divorce with Telstra 😤

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  dexq (@qexdval) reported 30 minutes ago

  Tech illiterate idiots in this comment section is insane, if ur still getting low internet speeds with nbn installed ur likely not asking for the fttp upgrade which is free and ur paying the same per month sometimes even cheaper then ur avg fttn ect with deals, yes sometimes u cant get fttp installed but cases are slim and u only ever have to pay if ur 1. Getting business grade lines (which u wont need for the avg household) 2. If they have to actually install the lines which if u have pre existing lines then ur fine and wont need to pay which is the case for most, As for wifi its only really a user issue so many things can can contribute to a bad wifi connection Like Bad routers Damaged lines Interference (usually if u have ur router lined with a stud in the wall can contribute to this) but microwaves and emf interference can cause a bad wifi connection Some routers just need a simple setup properly rather then it being just default IF you’re internet provider says anything like ur ineligible immediately ask for a technician to come out and look as the internet provider company’s themselves don’t have the technology to see if you’re ineligible or not they might say they do but at best they only have surface level ****, my first 2/3 calls to the internet company’s themselves were “you’re ineligible” the 4th I asked for a technician to atleast have a look and he said and in quotes “this is piss easy to install what where they even telling you” they then relayed that to them and got this (photo attached) within the next couple of days with the fibre installed And I’ll add my circumstances which is why I think most will not have any issues • I live in ******** nowhere with a avg of 2/5k people with a outdated tower for the town • the house I’m currently in is roughly 80+ years old as far as I know it got built in 1945 (yes it did get re modernised but like surface level **** like up to date stove and redone walls and paint obviously) no rewiring Yes we got ****** by abbot so we had to deal with **** company’s like Telstra Optus selling a fttn scam for probably more than enough time but we have had fibre implementations for a while now so the wifi/internet connection excuse just isn’t there anymore maybe at the start but we are pretty close to having most of Australia on fttp or atleast attempting We are in no way as good as NZs and USAs fibre implementations but you should be getting perfectly fine wifi and speeds for the avg homes use no matter what you do and if u work from home and do any data transfer work.

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  Elizabeth Blackwell (@EBlackwell6280) reported 31 minutes ago

  I'm in Brisbane for a bit and I had forgotten how woeful @telstra mobile broadband is in the city. Endless dropouts and slow downs.

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  Trev (@Trev__Says) reported 32 minutes ago

  @2D_laSol @arbsmichael I blame these 2 vile **** ***** They sold off everything that was not nailed down in a once off fire sale so that no govt for 20 years was able to balance a budget Telstra, CBA, the airports, our gold all gone These grubs should be in jail

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  Overgrown Dwarf 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇦🇺 (@OvrgrwnDwrf) reported 33 minutes ago

  @Telstra So my internet has an issue. You send me a message to go to MyTelstra to chat with a rep. My modem is in back up mode and wont load MyTelstra, so I try hotspotting off my Telstra phone. But your coverage is so sporadic that it won't even count as "connected."

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  Tony K (@TKags) reported 35 minutes ago

  @pelli_69 @Optus @Telstra I was with them for years, then went straight to Aussie Broadband! One of the many benefits is that it has Aussie call centres & tech support.

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  LWright (@wright_l90101) reported 38 minutes ago

  @ajbott @Telstra Population growth has overwhelmed the Telstra towers in lots of areas I am told, congestion causing a lot of the problems. I have been told towers are being upgraded over last 2 weeks but I imagine it is a slow process.

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  Lynette (@lynettekc) reported 43 minutes ago

  @MikeCarlton01 **** Telstra 🤬

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  Snow Leopard (@SNOWFXINC) reported 46 minutes ago

  @SocialTubby @DaveTaylorNews As an aging Pro. Pretty much all of my clients in Longreach, Karratha or the Alice book me via Starlink. When I used to service the married Labor blokes in Marrickville, my Telstra mobile would be forever dropping out. Starlink is on an exponential trajectory.

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  Jordan Wardle (@JordanWardle5) reported 49 minutes ago

  @theinfradev @ruicharadrius I'm not revising history. The plan was fttp everywhere, with Telstra and optus copper being bought out to move them to the NBN. The copper was never going to be used for the NBN. Look at the Telstra definitive agreements from 2011.

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  “Sash” Emmanuelle Somerset-Beauverie (@chicpussykat) reported 50 minutes ago

  @KensingtonRoyal @KensingtonRoyal Telstra made cust service jobs outsourced. 2010 Me then no more job $0,can’t afford gym,back on dole! Menopause worsened & mental traumas! I’m now on Disability dole & NDIS. My weight back 100+ kgs😢! In Pandemic I desperately started Yoga Teacher course on Udemy

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  SNOOPREY (@SNOOPREY77) reported 51 minutes ago

  @Telstra All I’m saying is maybe Telstra and other telco multi billion dollar companies should charge accordingly and stop using every capitalistic ***** trick to overcharge for normal service . Anyhow have a good day

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  JimboDardy (@JimboDardy) reported 54 minutes ago

  Will have to admit that calling the telstra workers **** did actually solve my issue and got the ball moving to fix the issue. Something oldschool foreign outsourced support would take serious and send in the big man to solve it. No I think if you tried that they'd extradite you to the others land to be put down.

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  Mike Carlton (@MikeCarlton01) reported 54 minutes ago

  And they’re all the same. It’s almost a rule that the bigger they are the worse they are. Telstra, Optus, Qantas, the big banks, Coles, Woolworths. All run by wildly overpaid ‘chief executives’ who would rather wrestle crocodiles than actually encounter a customer. **** ‘em all.

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  D.J. Grey (@akintowarlock) reported 56 minutes ago

  Dear @telstra? What do you make of this? The fact that apparently you are to be seen as selling a paying customer down the river for not only the last year and half but the next 6+ months as well? Can you believe @TelstraAU did this ? ~ December James Grey.

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  GregM (@Gmeister67) reported 1 hour ago

  @WSWanderingEels @ardmorelad Yep Aus govt also own the NBN network who mainly use the Telstra network, amongst other smaller players. Everyone gets a drink

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  andy lai (@andylaiz88) reported 1 hour ago

  @Telstra @LiauwEllen you phone 'support' team HANGS UP ! I guess your staff are meeting their call 'quotas' 🤡

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  Kranky Kath (@kathtatts) reported 1 hour ago

  @ellymelly Spare a thought for those of us who have no choice of provider so have to just suck it up. Same goes for phone service and Telstra says if we don't like it then disconnect and have no phone at all.