This section outlines the
level of service which you should expect from us. All
time is UK local time.
SERVICE HOURS
Service hours are 9.30 am till 5:30 pm Weekdays. During
these hours you will be able to speak to us by calling
0844 804 2803 Option 4.
WITHIN SERVICE HOURS
Contact requests and email
communication: This is by far the fastest way
of communicating with us. We pride ourselves on the
speed with which we respond to customer messages and
often respond to emails within a few minutes of receipt!
However, officially, contact/emails received during
service hours will be dealt with within 1/2-2 hours.
Our service
phone system explained: When you call 0870 760
5125, these are the options you will hear:
Option 1 - Top-up - we will normally action
within 1/2-2 hours.
The vast majority of calls we receive
are from customers requiring a top-up on their account.
This is why a top -up is the first option. All we need
here is your name, account number, a contact phone number,
the amount you wish to top-up by (minimum £25
by phone) and your credit card number, expiry date,
start date and issue number if applicable. Hint: The
quickest way to top-up your account is to use our electronic
top-up system, using ePDQ on this site. Click the top-up
button at the top of this page and follow the instructions.
Option 2 - Report a Fault - we will normally
respond within 1/2-2 hours.
This option is to enable a fault to be
reported by phone. Please don't forget to tell us your
name, account number, the destination you are having
problems with, the access number you are using, and
the destination number you are dialling. A description
of the fault is also always useful; e.g. dead-air, continuous
tone, crackly line etc...
Option 3 - Problem - we will normally
respond within 1-2 hours.
This option is intended for less urgent
problems.
Option 4 - Speak to an operator
During service hours, we will pick up
your call usually within 3 rings. If all our operators
are busy, we will not place you in a queue. We will
transfer you to a voicemail system where you can leave
a message, or try again in a few minutes.
BEYOND SERVICE HOURS
Contact/emails
received after 5:30 pm and until 12.00 Midnight, will
also usually be dealt with within 1/2-2 hours. Communication
received after midnight and up to 2.00 am are very often
also dealt with within 1-2 hours but officially, we
will deal with these the following morning!
Telephone messages received after hours
will be given similar priority to contact / emails and
dealt with as above.
At weekends,
similar rules apply, ecxept that after hours response
times will be 2-4 hours.
FAULT RESOLUTION
Please bear in mind that, apart from general
systems failures which are very rare, the resolution
of faults and in particular the time taken will depend
on
- the calling destination (e.g. Afghanistan
will usually take longer to resolve than say Australia);
- timing of the report (faults reported
at weekends can take longer as we need to test calls
to destinations and this depends on the availability
of the other party), and of course
- the exact nature of the problem (it
could be a simple rerouting requirement or it might
be something far more technical).
For these reasons, we cannot establish a meaningful
service level for faults.
Some are resolved within a few hours,
others take a few days. What is clear though is that
out of say 250 plus destinations, at any time, there
are 2 or 3 with a fault! We are sorry if yours is one
of those 2 or 3 but we undertake to make every effort
to ensure that any inconvenience is kept to an absolute
minimum.
CONTACT US
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