Telstra outage disrupts Australian train services, taxi payments
Train services connecting Melbourne, Australia’s second-largest city, to regional towns were suspended due to communication issues, and the operator advised…
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Train services connecting Melbourne, Australia’s second-largest city, to regional towns were suspended due to communication issues, and the operator advised passengers to defer travel where possible. Some passengers could not pay for their taxi rides while drivers lost multiple jobs with their payment platforms down, Australian media reported. “We understand Telstra is working on resolving the issue, and arrangements are being made for affected rail passengers,” Emergency Management Minister Kristy McBain said in a statement. Telstra said it was investigating the issue affecting mobile calls and data, urging customers to "try again as it may work on a retry." The company did not confirm the cause or when services would be restored.
Furthermore, An outage hit services of Australia’s biggest telecommunications company Telstra on July 8, disrupting taxi payment systems and some train services, with the government saying the issue affected “a large number of mobile calls and connections”. "We're on it and will share an update as soon as it's fixed," Telstra said. Nathan Perri The telco slashed the size of its claimed mobile network coverage by almost a third at the end of June as new rules forcing telcos to measure and report signal strength came into force, standardising methodologies across networks to make it easier for consumers to compare.
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Train services connecting Melbourne, Australia’s second-largest city, to regional towns were suspended due to communication issues, and the operator advised passengers to defer travel where possible.
reliability low1/2 sourcesSome passengers could not pay for their taxi rides while drivers lost multiple jobs with their payment platforms down, Australian media reported. “We understand Telstra is working on resolving the issue, and arrangements are being made for affected rail passengers,” Emergency Management Minister Kristy McBain said in a statement.
reliability low1/2 sourcesTelstra said it was investigating the issue affecting mobile calls and data, urging customers to "try again as it may work on a retry." The company did not confirm the cause or when services would be restored.
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An outage hit services of Australia’s biggest telecommunications company Telstra on July 8, disrupting taxi payment systems and some train services, with the government saying the issue affected “a large number of mobile calls and connections”.
according to The Straits Times - Asia"We're on it and will share an update as soon as it's fixed," Telstra said.
according to Channel News AsiaEamon Gallagher “If you’re having trouble connecting, try again as it may work on a retry.” Telstra will provide an update on the network “as soon as it’s fixed”, they said.
according to The Sydney Morning Herald - Top Stories +1Nathan Perri The telco slashed the size of its claimed mobile network coverage by almost a third at the end of June as new rules forcing telcos to measure and report signal strength came into force, standardising methodologies across networks to make it easier for consumers to compare.
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Train services connecting Melbourne, Australia’s second-largest city, to regional towns were suspended due to communication issues, and the…
omitted byLeft sidecovered byCenterPublic / AgenciesSome passengers could not pay for their taxi rides while drivers lost multiple jobs with their payment platforms down, Australian media…
omitted byLeft sidecovered byCenterPublic / AgenciesTelstra said it was investigating the issue affecting mobile calls and data, urging customers to "try again as it may work on a retry." The…
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