Telstra outages and service status in Queenstown, Tasmania

Problems in the last 24 hours in Queenstown, Tasmania

The chart below shows the number of Telstra reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Queenstown, Tasmania and surrounding areas. An outage is declared when the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line.

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Telstra Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Brettme (@Brettski_aus) reported 9 minutes ago

  @KutthroatSosa @nemagovau Pretty sure the old one only used Telstra network (as it was a licenced Telstra product). Maybe this one broadcasts on all, which would solve a lot of the distribution issue. And in an emergency, a few minutes can mean a lot.

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  Brian Basson (@BassonBrain) reported 13 minutes ago

  Ookla: 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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  deirdre ritchie (@deirdreritchi10) reported 17 minutes ago

  @QBCCIntegrity Mine didn't even go off. Telstra gave a warning about interruptions to the service where I was at work.

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  Muskonomy (@muskonomy) reported 18 minutes ago

  NEWS: Starlink and Telstra expand satellite to mobile from texts to apps in an Australian first Eligible Telstra customers can now use select apps like Google Maps, WhatsApp and Apple Weather over Starlink Mobile in areas beyond the reach of the mobile network, with a clear view of the sky. In 13 months of satellite messaging, Telstra says customers have sent more than 26 million texts, with over 2.9 million users connecting and daily connections climbing from about 80,000 at launch to more than 200,000. (Source: Telstra, July 28, 2026)

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  Milan (@EthNick_) reported 23 minutes ago

  @TelstraEnt Your phone support is utterly atrocious. @Telstra Will you improve on them & provide assistance???

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  EFFone (@EEFone1) reported 23 minutes ago

  @tilzaus @AlboMP could be the reason telstra went down for a few hours the other week

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  Shelldon & Big Rippa ,"angels" Thomas ,Maggie 🇦🇺 (@ShelldoHanson) reported 23 minutes ago

  hey @Telstra since your outage last week as pc and phone linked every thing on my pc i have had to prove i'm me , it bloody sucks all these codes ect locked out of every thing have been spent hours to work again

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  💧Daren Connor 🇦🇺 (@connor_daren) reported 25 minutes ago

  @Telstra you send me messages to say the network is having issues & use wifi calling but if the network is having issues which affects my devices then how the hell do I use wifi calling when there’s no network? How long will this be going on? This is the 4th day of these messages

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  Audrey (@AudreyTay31079) reported 29 minutes ago

  @ellymelly Yes it is. My regional medical centre I have had the same doctor at for 30 years has been sold about a year ago. It’s now run by an offshore call centre in India and is now full of Indian doctors and I use that term loosely. I will never go to an immigrant doctor. Also in my small regional town , the Telstra shop all Indian staff, two of the 3 Pizza shops are Indian run, women walking around in Saris, all delivery drivers Indian. It’s an invasion!

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  Madasahater (@Madasahater65) reported 30 minutes ago

  @ShelldoHanson @Telstra I have to login to all my tv's etc everyday. 5G 🤔