Our principles:

You have a right to complain, and if you do we will deal with your complaint in a fair, efficient, objective manner and through a transparent process.

We strive to solve any problems you may have during your first contact with us.

Our complaint handling process complies with the requirements of the Telecommunications Consumer Protections Code C628:2012 (TCP Code) and responsibility for compliance with the process lies with our Managing Director. 

Free of charge:

We will not charge you for dealing with your complaint in most instances, and we will never charge you without telling you first.

We may charge you to recover our costs in very specific circumstances only, i.e. we may charge you where you request information that was collected more than two years ago or where you request information that is not free of charge as per our Standard Form Customer Contract: 

For Prepaid Customers

Customers on a Prepaid SIM can access the relevant Terms and Conditions here, and the Critical Information Summary here.

For Business SME Customers

Customers on a Business Plan can access the relevant Terms and Conditions here, and the Critical Information Summary for Single Subscribers here.

If cost recovery charges apply, we will tell you before charging you (and you may of course choose not to pay and discontinue your complaint) and we will inform you about your options for external dispute resolution, e.g. the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO). 

How to make a complaint?

If you have any complaints or feedback about the Service you should send them in the first instance to:

For Prepaid Customers

• Phone: 707 from your Truphone SIM handset (free from a Truphone Country, standard rates apply when calling from outside Truphone Countries) or +61 2 8999 4200 from any other phone (standard call rates apply).
• Email: help@truphone.com

For Business Customers

• Phone: 707 from your Truphone SIM handset (free from a Truphone Country, standard rates apply when calling from outside Truphone Countries) or +61 2 8999 4206 from any other phone (standard call rates apply).
• Email: business.help@truphone.com

Alternatively, you can write to us at:

Customer Services
Truphone Pty Limited
Level 2, 383 George Street
Sydney NSW 2000

Note that calling us from a mobile may be more expensive than a landline.

We will help you formulating, lodging and progressing your complaint if you request this.

Of course you can appoint an authorised representative or advocate to make a complaint on your behalf.

For help with how to appoint an authorised representative, please email us on business.help@truphone.com.

Our customer services team will assist you and will try and resolve the issue as quickly as possible.

Should you wish to access our complaints policy and procedures, see Truphone's Complaints Code. 

What we will do:

Acknowledge...

We will acknowledge your complaint immediately if you made a complaint in person or talked to us over the phone, and within 2 working days if you have lodged your complaint through any other channel including where you left a message on our answering machine (e.g. outside our office hours).

When we acknowledge your complaint we will give you a unique reference number or similar to enable you to easily follow up on your complaint. We will also give you an indicative timeframe for resolving your complaint. You can follow up on your complaint by calling our customer service at 707 (from a Truphone mobile service) or +61 2 8999 4200 (for Prepaid Customers) or +61 2 8999 4206 (for Business Customers). 

...And Solve

Our goal is to always fix your problem during your first contact with us.

Sometimes this is not possible and we need to investigate the matter. We will then agree with you on how to fix your problem (this may include waiving of fees or other commercial solutions) and advise you accordingly within 15 working days of receiving your complaint. We will advise you in writing if you request this.

Occasionally it may take longer than 15 working days to investigate your problem and in this case we will explain why and give you a new expected timeframe.

If the delay is more than 10 working days (and is not the result of a Mass Service Disruption) we will also inform you about your options for external dispute resolution such as the TIO.

We will implement all actions required to fix your problem within 10 working days unless you agreed otherwise or unless you have not done something that we needed you to do and we cannot proceed because of this. 

What if your complaint is urgent?

Your complaint will be treated as urgent

• if you have applied for being in financial hardship under our Financial Hardship Policy and the issue you are complaining about directly contributes to the Financial Hardship you are experiencing; or
• if your service has been disconnected or is about to be disconnected and due process has not been followed; or
• if you are receiving Priority Assistance (e.g. because of a severe medical condition) for the service you are complaining about.

In this case we will agree with you on how to address the issue and implement all required actions to fix the issue within 2 working days. If there is a delay, we will explain why, provide you with a new expected timeframe, and if it is a longer delay also inform you about your options for external dispute resolution such as the TIO.

If you are unhappy with our efforts:

If you tell us that you are not satisfied with the complaint timeframes, its progress or the outcome or if you tell us your complaint ought to be treated as urgent, we will escalate your complaint internally. If you are still dissatisfied, we will inform you about your options for external dispute resolution such as the TIO.

We will never cancel your service only because you have contacted an external dispute resolution scheme. 

Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO)

We encourage you to always contact us first if you experience any problem or are unhappy. We will do our best to solve your problem during our first contact.

You can contact the TIO as follows:

Phone: 1800 062 058
Fax: 1800 630 614
Online: www.tio.com.au

The services of the TIO are free of charge.