Telstra outages and service status in East Ballina, New South Wales

Problems in the last 24 hours in East Ballina, New South Wales

The chart below shows the number of Telstra reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in East Ballina, New South Wales 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 Near East Ballina, New South Wales

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in East Ballina and nearby locations:

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  James Whitaker (@JamesWhitaker78) reported 9 minutes ago from Bangalow, New South Wales

  @Telstra Business your service is unbelievably hopeless... Your staff are unable to pull up my account despite giving them a name, account, address, phone number! We were about to order two new phones but will go elsewhere #telstrabusinessfail

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  Mark Douglas (@mfd253) reported 21 minutes ago from Lennox Head, New South Wales

  @Telstra 5G internet has been down most of the day in Lennox Head (2478) - when will it be back up and why does it always go down when we get heavy rain!!???

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  Ray Wilton (@raywilton4) reported 36 minutes ago from Lennox Head, New South Wales

  @lachiemc64 I’m told we’ve no choice now FRAUDBAND is in our area. So much for lnp’s free market bullshit. Only when it suits their greedy parasitic mates. ADSL, though slow, never drops out although I note Telstra will still charge like the “Light Brigade” to fix the loose copper to my home

Telstra Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  John Livingstone (@JohnLiv96683208) reported 7 minutes ago

  @moosemobileau If anyone is ever thinking of changing their mobile phone service to Moose Mobile,I strongly suggest you DO NOT. Their Pathetic customer service is right up there with @Telstra. No Phone support No email support #moosemobileterrible

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  b (@_benny4) reported 11 minutes ago

  @chdyctt I cancelled a contract with Optus 10 years ago due to their relocated contact centre. Was awful, but Telstra ended being cheaper believe it or not. In saying that, communications need to be explained easy & not written by AI and signed off.

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  Bobby (@roberts_pa97578) reported 12 minutes ago

  @w0tn0t2201 @Telstra I’m the same as you. I’ve never used Telstra and I wouldn’t even use them if they were given away free carrier pigeons.

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  Rust (@rusinc_) reported 13 minutes ago

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

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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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  Rohanc (@rohancct) reported 15 minutes ago

  Forget the Telstra outage, there should be a senate investigation into AFL Tables being down for hours.

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  Mickamious (@MickamiousG) reported 15 minutes ago

  Entire Telstra Phone network went down briefly?? Anyone else experience this??

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  C’hristo (@Baradine1566) reported 17 minutes ago

  @JT3228440527570 Can we organise another Optus outage please, Telstra don't be shy you can join too.

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  Jonathan Wilson (@jfwfreo) reported 17 minutes ago

  @immyonboard @Telstra If you are talking about NBN, there are many choices of ISPs that are superior to Telstra. If you need mobile, anyone on the Vodafone network is probably the best (seems to be the most reliable of the 3 networks)

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  Australian 🧡 (@ozcrimenews) reported 19 minutes ago

  @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?