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Problems in the last 24 hours
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Most Reported Problems
The following are the most recent problems reported by Telstra users through our website.
- Phone (55%)
- Internet (28%)
- Total Blackout (8%)
- Wi-fi (5%)
- E-mail (4%)
- TV (0%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent Telstra outage reports came from the following cities: Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne, Perth, Hobart, Mangalore, Newcastle, Joondalup, Arumpo, Cook, Tullah, Dubbo, Wollongong, and Bathurst.
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 Sydney
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Internet | 1 day ago |
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Brisbane
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Wi-fi | 2 days ago |
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Sydney
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Phone | 2 days ago |
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Adelaide
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Internet | 2 days ago |
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Brisbane
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Phone | 2 days ago |
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Adelaide
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Phone | 3 days ago |
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Telstra Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Milan (@EthNick_) reported@TelstraEnt Your phone support is utterly atrocious. @Telstra Will you improve on them & provide assistance???
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Eryn (@payneerynn) reported@optus_help They have my number and details but the connectivity issues are ongoing and horrendous right now. Connected for short periods and not atleast 20 drop outs today alone. It's annoying. I dont want compensation AGAIN i just want the service I'm paying for. I think that's fair. It’s annoying we were without service for 7 days of total blackout to upgrade the tower and a month or so later massive issues. It's not good enough. Having said that annoyed as i am i will still remain a loyal customer because overall i have found you are by far better than Telstra!
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RocketT🅰️nk123 (@RocketTank123) reportedApparently of the 604 failed emergency calls on Telstra network, only 172 were successful. This raises a question whether these calls were made in Telstra only cells. If yes, this raises a possible use case for satellite, for roaming carriers to beam to these cells for emergency.
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Fran McInerney (@franmac44) reported@JonesHowDareYou Took me a while to log in & post this morning, Jenny, as X were presumably consulting with Telstra on service provision. I’m toasting Spain in the Executive Suite today. Stay rugged up🧣 Wordle 1,857 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🥳
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💧Daren Connor 🇦🇺 (@connor_daren) reportedWith all the massive profits that @Telstra are making, it’s about time they use some to improve their network coverage in areas other than big cities. Rural & regional areas all seem to share the one tower. Some even have to drive a kilometre to get service for a call.
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Peter Leversha (@PeterLeversha) reported@merchant_s35416 @Bender_Aus Privatising telecom was the right thing to do. And selling off Telstra was an even better idea. Both were drains in the economy. Trying to get telecom to fix anything used to be a pain in the butt. Look at NBN, over priced garbage. There's nothing wrong with a user pays system. Why should people in Horsham pay for a road they don't use in Melbourne?
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Josh (@joshatticus) reported@Netherby1866 @NikkiGemmell The government is stupid and didn't force the carriers to push the carrier bundles to older iPhones, so the ********* at Vodafail, Floptus and Telstra only pushed it to iOS 26.4 and later! Android devices got it fine though
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LJR (@Watchingbrief21) reported@Telstra @AnikaWells When customers have issues/questions requiring clarification regarding their Telstra plans (formerly owned by Aust Govt!) why are we still being sent to international call centres???
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Shanti Beach (@shantibeach888) reported@Starlink I have to get out of a telstra contract that is not what they told me coverage is crap at times
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Jess H (@Jess_H19) reportedAnyone else having to reset their phone multiple times since the Telstra outage? Texts not notifying, data not loading especially when in and out of signal areas. Signal noticeably worse than usual @Telstra
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Daniel (@VoteLewko) reportedMy predictions for the nationwide Ausalert test today at 2PM AEST. 1) Drivers whose mobile phone goes berzerk cop a $423 fine and 5 demerit points. 2) School teachers bust students who've been handing in a burner phone every morning before school. 3) Matinee session of The Odyssey interrupted causing mass rush to the toilets. 4) Spies, TV and Radio broadcasters learn the difference between mute and off when their career detonates faster than a Hezbollah pager. 5) Telstra network engineers clench hard.
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Matt 🌸 (@MattPrider) reported@OMGTheMess @forwardtopeace Telstra. Been with them same number for 30 years. Newish Iphone. Ever since 5G they have been going down hill. I’m noticing black spots on drives out of town where coverage was good in the past.
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Bill Nosworthy (@BillNosworthy) reported@rwallace67 @SimonCotter62 We have 2 mobiles with telstra, only because there's no other option at present! Everything else has been shut down, saving around $400 a month. Added starlink (home & mini) for less than $200/month, so after 6 months all the hardware is paid for as well. No regrets, it's v good!
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pesky paul (@BARGH3ST) reported@Telstra why does your app only recognise i have a saved card on my device 1 in 10 times i try to recharge? pointless, ripoff service
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Sassy Cass (@SassyCassAus) reported@lostonabikeOz @RoadknightThe My telstra phone copped it despite receiving pretty much zero anything else on the cellular network here. Odd.
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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?
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C’hristo (@Baradine1566) reported@JT3228440527570 Can we organise another Optus outage please, Telstra don't be shy you can join too.
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deirdre ritchie (@deirdreritchi10) reported@OhappySt Oh I forgot about that. Telstra is still driving me bonkers in my area. Again when I had a deadline to meet the service went out. Eventually I'm going to have to get Starlink.
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Andrew (@andrewrdn463) reportedSACK VICKI BRADY - SHE ERASES COMPLAINTS Telstra ignored warnings about equipment issue ahead of national outage, inquiry hears
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Brian Basson (@BassonBrain) reportedOokla: DIRECT-TO-DEVICE COMES OF AGE IN ASIA PACIFIC 🛰📲 Satellite direct-to-device (D2D) service, which enables smartphones to connect directly to satellites in areas lacking terrestrial coverage, is expanding rapidly across the Asia Pacific region. The region’s first carrier-run nationwide satellite texting service launched with New Zealand’s One NZ in December 2024. By mid-2026, six Starlink-based commercial services operated across four markets: One NZ, Telstra (Australia), KDDI/SoftBank/NTT Docomo (Japan), and Globe (Philippines, launched June 2026) Australia and New Zealand showed the highest activity. Detected users averaged 25.7 and 23.0 scans per month (Jan–Jun 2026)—near daily contact. Usage rose through the southern warm season (peaking in April) and fell in winter, reflecting outdoor recreation and remote work in coverage gaps. These levels far exceed denser markets like the UK (~4 scans/month) and match Canada’s high reliance. Philippines held the region’s largest detected D2D base (64% in Q2 2026), with activity detected from January 2026—months before commercial launch. Pre-launch growth reflected testing and opportunistic registrations. Population scale and disaster needs (e.g., earthquakes, ~20 tropical cyclones yearly) drive demand; Globe offered free access during a June 2026 Mindanao quake. Per-capita and frequency of use remained lower than Australia’s. Japan has the broadest free access (three operators) yet lowest sustained use. Detected base in June 2026 was about half its July 2025 level; users averaged only 7.6 scans/month. High urbanization and >99.9% population terrestrial coverage limit exposure to gaps. Operator figures (e.g., Docomo’s 5 million connected users) are higher but measure one-time connections across iOS/Android. Services function mainly as retention tools.
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Chrissy D 🌼 (@DowseChristine) reported@7NewsSydney Switched to starlink , I love it, no issues and I'm paying less than I did with telstra.
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AliciaGJ 🖤🤍 (@aliciagjones) reportedWhat in goodness name is going on with @Telstra services in Melbourne? It’s never been soooo bad.
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ThePokeGeek2004🇦🇺 (Politics Are Stupid) (@MaxFerro10) reported@LuminanceXS @clanceeinfinity This is a better move sadly cause of all bullshit you'll have to do get NFC payments and banking working you'll need to do Play Intergity is such a stupid idea because of corporation's don't want to spend money on newer servers with better security telstra I'm looking at you
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ZettaWire (@ZettaWires) reportedTelstra suffers major outage across Australia, disrupting trains, payments and emergency calls. Network serving 24.9 million mobile services hit by time-node issue; root cause under investigation. #Telstra #Australia
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tonyOnOn (@tonyward116) reported@Possum2412 @Batman2242 I got it on my telstra service, but wife didn't on her Optus service ?
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deirdre ritchie (@deirdreritchi10) reported@OhappySt Mine didn't go off. It was a great time to do it when Telstra is having issues over the next few days. They had sent me a message about that.
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Muzzamite (@muzzamite) reported@burkylie12 But when Telstra goes down, there is nothing! Suss from this criminal enterprise, ALP
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Orstraya (@orstraya) reported@FarCueCunce Contractor for NBN Co. My olds were hooked up 10yrs ago and while they used the existing Telstra conduit to the house, the inside install was terrible - left a big hole in the wall behind the NTU, which let spiders into the house until I found it years later and patched it up.
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ramrod (@Corlett3jays58) reported@KatyKray73 In the event of a global war, data centres will be prioriy targets for bombs, missiles, and emp nukes, because.... These data centres will control everything. Ffs, telstra and optus outages caused enough disruption, imagine a total testra and optus blackout, multiply that by 100
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Wicked Wickets - Tales of Women's Cricket (@WickedWickets) reported@AidenS2101 Nope, two iPhones were silent, Dad’s old cheap Telstra phone went off like a treat.