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How to download the Telstra Webmail App - A step-by-step guide for 2025

Apr 30, 2025
How to download the Telstra Webmail App - A step-by-step guide for 2025
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In today's digital world, email is an essential component of our everyday life. A dependable and efficient email service is necessary for both personal and business use. Telstra Webmail is one such service that has become popular among Australian consumers. To understand Telstra Webmail's benefits and shortcomings, compare it to other email services. In this post, we'll see how Telstra Webmail compares to other popular email providers.

Telstra email outage resolved after email chaos

A problem with Bigpond/Telstra emails that prevented many users from logging in from Monday afternoon to Tuesday morning has been fixed.

"Telstra Mail was back up and running just before 7:00 pm AEST last night, but you may have trouble signing in if you're using a third-party app like Outlook instead of webmail," the telecom said in an update released at 7:50 am on Tuesday.

"Resetting your password should usually resolve the issue. Our staff continues to monitor and investigate any concerns that arise. If you need assistance, please contact us by phone or message on the My Telstra app or website.

Telstra initially alerted consumers of the outage on X at 3:00 pm on Monday.

"We've picked up an issue affecting some customers trying to access their BigPond/Telstra Mail via the web," according to the message.

"Our staff is working on it, and we expect to have you back in your email soon. Using an app to access your inbox (Outlook) may be useful in the meantime."

According to a Telstra spokesman, Telstra Mail was restored just before 7:00 pm last night.

"We have seen some customers using third-party apps like Outlook facing issues logging in," according to NewsWire.

"In many of these circumstances, a password reset resolved the issue. We are continuing to monitor and investigate. Our support team is available to assist you by phone or message on the My Telstra app or website.

To get started, you'll need your Telstra email address (which could be a Telstra managed domain or finish in @bigpond.com or @Telstra.com) and password. If you don't know what your email address is, check into My Telstra to get a list of your active mailboxes.

To access My Telstra, you will need your Telstra ID and password. Create a Telstra ID, or reset your password.

Once you've signed into My Telstra:

  1. Go to Profile in the top right corner of the screen.
  2. Under Manage your profile, click Account Settings and then Manage mailboxes. This will display a list of all active mailboxes that you currently have.
  3. To access the mailbox, sign in with your email username.

Cannot see any active mailboxes?

If you have an existing mailbox but can no longer use it, your Telstra Mail account may have been suspended. Find out why your Telstra Mail account is suspended and how to reinstate it.

Sign into Telstra webmail

There are two ways to access webmail:

Navigate to Sign in to webmail on your browser, or

On any telstra.com website, navigate to Sign in in the upper right corner and pick Telstra Mail from the drop-down box.

FAQs about Telstra Webmail

Q. How do I access my Bigpond webmail?

Ans. Go to bigpond.com and click the webmail option. Enter your BigPond login or email address. Enter your password and click 'Log in'. Make sure the checkbox is marked for Outgoing server authentication is required; however, most mail clients do not enable this by default.

Q. Is Telstra shutting down Bigpond email?

Ans. No, Telstra Mail is not going down. There are many erroneous rumors concerning the termination of Telstra Mail services, but we want to assure you that all existing Bigpond email accounts will continue to be serviced.

Q. Has Telstra changed webmail?

Ans. We just modified Telstra's webmail. If you are utilizing the new webmail, the top banner will read 'Welcome to your new webmail'. If your Telstra webmail has recently been updated, we're here to assist you in navigating the new version. Your new webmail will feature the following words. “Welcome to your new webmail”.

Q. Why is Telstra webmail not working?

Ans. If you are unable to log into Webmail, something may be wrong. Change your email password and try checking in to webmail again. If that doesn't work, contact Telstra to report a malfunction.

Q. Is Telstra mail the same as BigPond?

Ans. Bigpond.com (Telstra Mail) offers IMAP connectivity to your account, allowing you to access your email from both mobile devices and desktop email applications.

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