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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

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Most Reported Problems

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

  • 43% Internet (43%)
  • 34% Phone (34%)
  • 10% Wi-fi (10%)
  • 8% E-mail (8%)
  • 4% Total Blackout (4%)
  • 1% TV (1%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent Telstra outage reports came from the following cities: Sydney, Brisbane, Arumpo, Melbourne, Perth, Hobart, Adelaide, Rockhampton, Cook, Ceduna, Loxton, Smithton, Penola, Kadina, and Queenscliff.

CityProblem TypeReport Time
Sydney Internet 9 hours ago
Sydney Phone 1 day ago
Sydney Phone 1 day ago
Sydney Internet 2 days ago
Sydney Internet 2 days ago
Brisbane Internet 3 days ago
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Telstra Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • PissedOfAussie
    Angry G (@PissedOfAussie) reported

    @Telstra twice this week you have sent me an email re network updates and service interruptions, both times 40 minutes after the scheduled start time, both times interruptions already under way. How does this help someone working from home on those days? I'll tell you, it doesnt.

  • TolsonKiefer
    Tolly 🇦🇺 (@TolsonKiefer) reported

    @stevehearne7 @arbsmichael @Marilynrules1 A portion of Telstra was sold for $45b and the rest put into the future fund, totalling $54b+. Telstra is worth $62b right now. This was an excellent deal for Australia. Kevin Rudd introducing the NBN has nothing to do with Howard and Costello and it was also only $11b. Idiot

  • rochfordalexAR
    RochfordAlexAR (@rochfordalexAR) reported

    Do I need to be an ABN holder or otherwise registered as a business to try one of @Telstra 's business internet plans? If I try a business internet plan, is it going to mess up my residential phone service? Would I be forced to replace my modem?

  • lightgolightly
    It's the climate, stupid! (@lightgolightly) reported

    @JayJay1094727 @AlanBixter @Telstra No. They come out and fix it.

  • LaylaSaturn
    Marxism-Leninism-Whitlamism 🇦🇺 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 (@LaylaSaturn) reported

    @IceStationSpmda ******* thats before telstra

  • danny_v8
    Danny (@danny_v8) reported

    @bek_lenin @MmeMaigret1 @ashman_the Keating/Hawke began the sell off. Commonwealth Bank, Telstra etc. Costello/Howard continued with it. Just as bad as each other. Rudd with his ‘stimulus cheques’ got us into debt which has spiralled to today’s numbers.

  • HonkyTonkyHawks
    HonkyTonkyHawks (@HonkyTonkyHawks) reported

    @mjonc43 @tommorris32 Telstra and champion data don’t control the cameras at the ground you ******* idiot.

  • DominicVillaSC
    Dominic Villa SC (@DominicVillaSC) reported

    @dowhatonemustdo @Telstra I was on a plane so couldn't use that service. But having been told it was either because of my plan or because of my modem, they then said they could just activate it at their end...which they could have done 4 hours ago

  • InternetPiglet
    Alex (@InternetPiglet) reported

    @robb_j_m LNP stopped the original rollout of a national fiber network to buy back the copper network from telstra they sold to telstra in the 90s in an utterly deranged move that blew out costs and rollout time..

  • theinfradev
    The InfraDev (@theinfradev) reported

    @malimber01 @robb_j_m What are you talking about. The NBN was created from nothing and only cost so much in the end because it was saddled with Telstra's **** copper infra by the libs and had to essentially build it twice.

  • beninthecapita1
    Ben (@beninthecapita1) reported

    It’s funny how Telstra has never really rebranded despite their logo, looking like it was made using Microsoft paint.

  • OzSeahawks
    OzSeahawksFan (@OzSeahawks) reported

    @Telstra absolute garbage, non-existent customer service (overseas idiots that dont understand english). Pathetic!!!

  • CJPomfret
    Chris Pomfret (@CJPomfret) reported

    @Mac80277103 @JP__75 Howard shifted policies. He said GST would never be part of his Gov’s policies at the ‘98 election, then introduced it in ‘00. He said no Work choices then introduced it. No Telstra same then sold it. This is different to a gov seeing housing get harder so they made a change.

  • RayzSkieyWalker
    Sifu Strider (@RayzSkieyWalker) reported

    Aussies need Starlink, it is far faster, more reliable and more secure than the Telstra backbone - which FYI is open access to bad actor hackers who get into your PC via INSECURE modem design.

  • paulcashmere
    Paul Cashmere (@paulcashmere) reported

    @markbouris "no national debt .. yep zero" because he sold over $70 billion in public assets to pay down government debt, with major privatizations including Telstra (approx. 49% in 97-99), the remaining Commonwealth Bank shares, all major federal airports, and the National Rail Corporation.

  • poIIygeist
    dee (@poIIygeist) reported

    @katsukisparkles the problem is telstra wont let us and we dont wanna switch because they own our phone numbers and it sucks to change numbers on everything

  • Rowey_brolga
    rowey_brolga (@Rowey_brolga) reported

    @stationmum101 I would have thought telstra had the good sense to keep their head down about this ,pot,kettle,black

  • Tawnee69
    At least my dog loves me ❤️🐕👩🏻‍🦰 (@Tawnee69) reported

    @goldengreekjr @AshPolitik As PM, John Howard spearheaded a major privatization program, selling $71.8 billion in government assets between 1996 & 2007 to pay down national debt. Significant holdings sold included a majority stake in Telstra, shares in airports, shipping lines, and defence-related industry

  • Prowerock1
    peter rowe (@Prowerock1) reported

    @AvidCommentator I have abandoned NBN. Service is atrocious as it is mediated through the Telcos. You can’t get to an NBN tech directly. They cancelled five appointments made for me via Telstra saying not an NBN problem. But it was just like the other three times. Now have Telstra 5 G. So simple

  • KccKuranda
    KCC - Kuranda Community Council (@KccKuranda) reported

    @robb_j_m $94.00 a month and we have trouble with the stream every time we watch a live NRL game...and we live on the main street of town. Telstra in case you were wondering...

  • BobDee12
    Bob Dee (@BobDee12) reported

    @AugusteReign @belinduhpyne @Ryandally08 Opportunity lost. This is a major problem with privatisation Federal Government owned and operated COR etc Oz was a mixed economy once which gave Oz a high standard of living L/NP wants taxpayers to pay for nuclear. Where are Oz true entrepreneurs? CBA, Telstra, CSL etc etc gone

  • D64861Deer
    Vernon Deer (@D64861Deer) reported

    @Totally4yeah @Tank9999 I have bottle gas for cooking & a wood fire stove (about 80yrs old) for cooking and heating in winter and a wood heater, evap cooling and use town water. Even the batteries are secondhand, most from Telstra swap-outs. Have had 1 battery fail in 25 years.

  • popgomouse
    澳洲袋鼠 🇦🇺🦘 (@popgomouse) reported

    @BlairPring81213 @cjoye When Howard partially privatised Telstra, it retained the countrywide copper landline backbone, a network monopoly. All telcos and ISPs needed to connect to Telstra landline. Telstra usually took a long time to find the keys to exchanges when other telcos asked to connect. 3/8

  • PeterD84508
    Peter Dewar (@PeterD84508) reported

    @markbouris John Howard a failed PM that lost his own seat. Sold off Telstra to the people that already owned it at a time when we needed to upgrade to optic fibre network. Tried to introduce Workchoices to destroy wage increases. Sold off gas on 30 year contract . Neg gearing and CGT ..

  • CefaiJason
    Jason Cefai (@CefaiJason) reported

    @robb_j_m everyone ******* moaned and kniffed Rudd in the back they then sold it off to telstra because this stupid government doesn't know how to create money they only know how to Tax

  • AlanBixter
    Alan Baxter ♛ (@AlanBixter) reported

    Usually @Telstra is happy to jump on line and offer a fix (of sorts) to complaints about their terrible service. Not today. They have no fix for no fibre, flooded and archaic coaxial, and massively overloaded 5G. Too long bullshitting govt and shareholders. They just can't cope.

  • awthorpe
    Andrew Thorpe (@awthorpe) reported

    @Telstra Is there any update on why there is no network capacity at the largest train station in Victoria. It was so bad my iPhone went to SoS / satellite mode today? I’m seeing all these ads that the network and coverage is so good yet in Melbourne cbd I can’t use my phone….

  • willgotsis
    Will G (@willgotsis) reported

    @Gatty54 Same thing happened to us few years ago. Telstra, JB Hi-Fi, lucky it was all at like 3am and our bank put a hold on our card (debit card). We found out it was a girl in reception at a hotel we paid for. We confirmed details with her of card over phone. Never again. Ours was $9K.

  • MSVLKnight
    Michael (@MSVLKnight) reported

    @belinduhpyne @AshPolitik @kazza264 When I worked at Telstra they told us that 40 percent of small businesses didn't survive their first year, After dealing with their billing issues for a decade I wondered how it wasn't 80 precent. No other job requires zero qualifications and has no rules of how to operate.

  • DorothyDixer12
    dixy (@DorothyDixer12) reported

    Telstra are now a Domestic Family Violence service, Telstra have raised the price of prepaid phone services quietly more than once Safe Phone alert 🚨 phone service testing in July 👇👇