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Telstra issued an apology after thousands of its mobile users received unexpected missed call notifications and voicemails that sometimes appeared days late due to a technical issue with their MessageBank service. The company confirmed the problem was resolved by Wednesday night but did not rule out future disruptions, as they continue to investigate the cause. Customers reported confusion and frustration on Telstra’s Facebook page, where over 3,000 comments were made about the phantom calls.

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Telstra, a major telecommunications company, apologized after thousands of its customers reported receiving phantom missed call notifications and delayed voicemail alerts on their mobile devices. Some users received multiple notifications at once, with some dating back several days. The issue was linked to Telstra's MessageBank service, which experienced a technical glitch but has since been fixed by the company. There is no indication that an external hack caused the problem; Telstra stated it was investigating the cause of the malfunction. On their Facebook page, over 3,000 users posted comments expressing confusion and frustration about the issue.

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“I got a missed call on my work mobile this afternoon from my personal mobile which was locked in my cupholder while driving and listening to an audio book via bluetooth,” LisaMaree Collier wrote.

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Telstra apologises after customers mystified by phantom missed call notifications · assertive framing

Thousands of Telstra users have reported phantom calls on their mobile devices, with some receiving delayed missed call notifications or voicemails, sometimes days later. asserted

some → report → notifications

The company acknowledged an issue with its MessageBank service on Wednesday night, saying the issue had been fixed. asserted

issue → acknowledge → night

Telstra is still investigating the cause, which was linked to a technical issue. asserted

which → investigate → issue

The company said it was not the result of an outside influence or hack. asserted

it → say → influence

“We identified an issue with our MessageBank service yesterday, which was fixed last night,” a Telstra spokesperson said in a statement. asserted

spokesperson → identify → statement

“Some customers may have noticed several delayed missed call and voicemail notifications arriving at once, some dating back to several days. uncertain

some → notice → days

“We’re sorry for the confusion this may have caused. uncertain

this → ’re → confusion

Telstra’s Facebook page received more than 3,000 comments from confused users. asserted

page → receive → users

Collier → get → bluetooth

“So confused as I’ve not called myself in months (last time I misplace the phone).” asserted

I → call → phone

Another customer, Steven Alexandrou, said: “My dad was right next to me and my phone said he called me. asserted

he → say → me

I was wondering what was going on.” asserted

what → wonder → ?

A Telstra user named Simone Lou said the explanation seemed to be “why my boss called me after hours thinking I’d called him when I hadn’t 😑”. asserted

I → name → him

Phil Richards also lamented the news: “Damn, I thought I was just really popular all of a sudden.” asserted

I → lament → news

Telstra has 26m mobile services on its network. asserted

Telstra → have → network

The company had a major nationwide outage in July that affected millions of customers, took some train services offline and prevented shops from using Eftpos machines. asserted

that → have → machines

It blamed a “software defect” at the time, with CEO Vicki Brady saying Telstra would take the steps needed to prevent such an outage from happening again. asserted

Telstra → blame → outage

Telstra apologises after customers mystified by phantom missed call notifications

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