No, it’s not just you. If you happen to live near just about any major metropolitan area and are a Telstra customer, there’s issues at the moment.
We’re aware of an issue affecting mobile voice and data nationally. We’re working to resolve the issue ASAP. Thanks for your patience.
— Telstra (@Telstra) February 9, 2016
A map of the outages shows exactly where the issue is affecting.
At least we can still call Townsville and Darwin, I suppose. #TelstraOutage #Telstra https://t.co/TiitYbUp78 pic.twitter.com/i639d1rxkg
— Daniel Sankey (@Daniel_Sankey) February 9, 2016
Though Telstra has since stated that it has identified the problem – officially described as an “interruption” – and claims that services are slowly being restored.
We’ve identified the issue and services are being restored progressively. Thank you for your patience. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.
— Telstra (@Telstra) February 9, 2016
Still, that hasn’t stopped people on the internet – those few still able to access it – having a real nice time with the fault.
Ohhhh NO. We now have to speak face to face! ?????????? #Telstra #ithinkwewillsurvive pic.twitter.com/2aZsyoSJIy
— RPHorsham (@RPHorsham) February 9, 2016
Hey @telstra
Found your problem #telstra #auspol #qt pic.twitter.com/RNDyFHzZEL
— Comrade craigjack36 (@craigjack36) February 9, 2016
Today’s @Telstra outage, felt across Australia #Parody #Telstra pic.twitter.com/8WynoLbsoH
— MelSinclair (@MelSinclair_au) February 9, 2016
This is me when I cannot text or call someone on their mobile #telstra pic.twitter.com/radV2OEaRm
— Tali Aualiitia (@taliaualiitia) February 9, 2016
Put out your handsets #telstra pic.twitter.com/3A5looPYnT
— Gus (@gusk) February 9, 2016
Hey #Telstra, have you tried turning it off, unplugging every phone in the country, then turning it back on again?
— Sonia Cuff (@Cuff_S) February 9, 2016
The issue, reportedly, was due to a core network switch being reset.
@_thomasparkes the problem was that we turned it off 😉 – Dani
— Telstra (@Telstra) February 9, 2016
