[AusNOG] Telstra mobile down "nationwide"

[Shane Chrisp]

On 09/02/16 11:50, Nick Stallman wrote:

Is anyone else having trouble reaching the tripplezero.gov.au website? I 
am guessing its related to the outage.


> Not correct:
> http://www.triplezero.gov.au/Pages/Usingotheremergencynumbers.aspx
>
> 112 is a secondary emergency number that can be dialled from mobile
> phones in Australia. Special capabilities, including roaming, once only
> existed when dialling 112, however mobile phones manufactured since
> January 2002 also provide these capabilities when dialling Triple Zero
> (000) to access the Emergency Call Service.
>
> There is a misconception that 112 calls will be carried by satellite if
> there is no mobile coverage. Satellite phones use a different technology
> and your mobile phone cannot access a satellite network.
>
> On 09/02/16 14:47, Serge Burjak wrote:
>> Never use 000, use 112. 112 will roam to strongest provider, 000
>> won't. Also it works in most if not all GSM countries.
>>
>> On 9 February 2016 at 13:16, Robert Hudson <hudrob at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I can't call other Telstra mobiles, or my Telstra landline from my
>>> Telstra
>>> mobile phone.  The Telstra landline can't make any outgoing calls,
>>> but can
>>> receive calls from my work phone (which is provided by MacTel).
>>>
>>> Calling 132200 or 133933 results in no answer - amusingly, Telstra's
>>> social
>>> media people are suggesting that I call those numbers to report a phone
>>> service not working (including my home phone line which is listed for
>>> medical emergency use).  I just got told it's OK that the home line
>>> is down,
>>> our Telstra mobiles will apparently roam to other networks to place
>>> emergency calls (which I assume just means to 000).
>>>
>>> Fun times for Telstra...
>>>
>>> On 9 February 2016 at 14:08, David Hughes <david at hughes.com.au> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Just in case you haven't noticed your phone being quieter than normal,
>>>> Telstra's mobile net is having issues nation wide.  I can call
>>>> landlines but
>>>> there appears to be no handoff to other mobile networks.   Hit the
>>>> news at
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> https://au.news.yahoo.com/technology/a/30772132/telstra-mobile-network-down-across-australia-reports/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> David
>>>> ...
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