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just went to the store to buy a Vodafone prepaid sim card. There were about 60 people in line. Point of sales are out in a lot of coffee shops. Utter chaos!
If you are a software developer it's best to take a day off or read a book (good for those who have bought a physical one). No reason to stress, isn't your project delayed by more than a day anyway?
If anyone in Aust is looking for a better internet service than Optus, then Launtel is very, very good: * https://launtel.net.au * https://www.productreview.com.au/listings/launtel Note - I don't work for them or anything, am just a happy customer. :)
OK, but what about for mobile?
From an interview with ABC (Australian public broadcaster/news network) with the Optus CEO --- ABC: Can you tell us why the system's gone down? Optus CEO: Unfortunately, I don't have more information to give at this stage. We have had issues since 4am. The team has tried a number of parts of restoration and so far we have not had the results that we have hoped for. And we're pursuing every avenue to get everybody bac…
They hired a new Director of "Core Network", and in her first all-hands meeting she loudly asked what IPV6 was. (serious, she had never heard of it).
The Director of IT had me setup her home wifi because she had no idea what DHCP was.
The VP of "IT/Internet" literally had other people make her Powerpoints because she couldn't. She had never done anything more on a computer than send emails.
It was shocking, but also really eye-opening to realize how important business acumen and playing the political game were.
Their primary and their backup were both Optus. Not much of a backup.
> All of Melbourne's train services stopped temporarily due to a communications outage, and Metro Trains said it was unable to rely on its back-up system, which used the Optus mobile network. Their primary and their backup were both Optus. Not much of a backup.
just went to the store to buy a Vodafone prepaid sim card. There were about 60 people in line. Point of sales are out in a lot of coffee shops. Utter chaos!
If you work in an emergency room or similar this could be a major nightmare. If you are a software developer it's best to take a day off or read a book (good for those who have bought a physical one). No reason to stress, isn't your project delayed by more than a day anyway?
In theory, you could have line 1 forward to line 2 when 'unreached'. Of course you'd want the second line to be different network.
From an interview with ABC (Australian public broadcaster/news network) with the Optus CEO --- ABC: Can you tell us why the system's gone down? Optus CEO: Unfortunately, I don't have more information to give at this stage. We have had issues since 4am. The team has tried a number of parts of restoration and so far we have not had the results that we have hoped for. And we're pursuing every avenue to get everybody bac…
From an interview with ABC (Australian public broadcaster/news network) with the Optus CEO --- ABC: Can you tell us why the system's gone down? Optus CEO: Unfortunately, I don't have more information to give at this stage. We have had issues since 4am. The team has tried a number of parts of restoration and so far we have not had the results that we have hoped for. And we're pursuing every avenue to get everybody bac…
I worked for a large Telco (not Optus) and was constantly shocked by how little the management knew about anything. They hired a new Director of "Core Network", and in her first all-hands meeting she loudly asked what IPV6 was. (serious, she had never heard of it). The Director of IT had me setup her home wifi because she had no idea what DHCP was. The VP of "IT/Internet" literally had other people make her Powerpoin…
“An Optus source, who did not wish to be named because they were not authorised to speak publicly, said a BGP prefix flood from a peer was likely causing the issues on the telco’s core network.” “Our on-site technician is actively prioritising establishing a console connection [a physical cable connection],” the message to Optus’ partners early on Wednesday said. “Rest assured that said technician is also being provi…
“An Optus source, who did not wish to be named because they were not authorised to speak publicly, said a BGP prefix flood from a peer was likely causing the issues on the telco’s core network.” “Our on-site technician is actively prioritising establishing a console connection [a physical cable connection],” the message to Optus’ partners early on Wednesday said. “Rest assured that said technician is also being provi…
It's an Australian network so I already can figure what country that peer is from.