Vodafone says it has fixed issue that caused major outage

• A widespread Vodafone network outage disrupted mobile and data services across parts of Australia, leaving customers unable to make calls, send texts, or access the internet.
• The company acknowledged the issue and worked to restore services, with many users reporting gradual recovery after several hours of disruption.
• The outage affected businesses and individuals, prompting frustration and raising concerns about network reliability and resilience.

Vodafone Australia says its mobile network is being “progressively restored” after experiencing a major outage on Thursday morning that potentially affected millions of Australians.

A statement from the company at 11:10am AEST said it was aware some customers were still experiencing “intermittent issues” with network coverage, but the cause of the problem had been “isolated and resolved” and services would soon be back online.

“The disruption was caused by an outage at one of our network hubs at around 8am,” the statement said.

“Most services have now been restored, however some may continue to experience intermittent issues as devices reconnect.

“We apologise for the inconvenience and recommend customers restart their devices to help restore connections.”

The company added that customers who were cut off from the Vodafone network should still have been able to access Triple Zero (000) during the outage, with their phones able to connect to other available mobile networks.

The outage prompted angry comments from Vodafone customers across social media, with some reporting they were without access for the full three hours, while others said their access had been “off and on”.

Many complained that their businesses relied on a steady mobile connection, and one man said he had been stuck behind a gate …

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