Calls and cash
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Troubleshooting
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Technical
Protecting against vandalism and theft
Your Payphone Contour 300 Plus is designed for use in constantly supervised and sheltered sites. It is not recommended for locations where there is any risk of vandalism or theft.
Connecting to the BT Network
The Payphone Contour 300 Plus is approved:
•to provide a public payphone service
•for
•for inductive coupling to appropriate hearing aids
•for Call barring
•for use with compatible:
–PBXs
–PABXs
–key systems
–dealerboards
–key and lamp units
–automatic call distributors which provide a BS6312 compatible port and meet the requirements for simple phones. Your supplier will be able to provide you with a list of compatible apparatus.
Maintaining your Payphone Contour 300 Plus
Keep the Payphone clean and make sure that the coin slots are always free of obstructions.
Do not polish the keypad.
Requirements for payphone notices
OFTEL Regulations require you to display a payphone notice which gives the following information:
•details of limitations of access to the 100 operator service
•what happens to unused coins
•the minimum payment to make a call
•the method of payment
•the full postal address of the location of the payphone
•the person who should be contacted about caller complaints
•how calls are charged
•an indication that 999 and 112 calls are free
•a warning that calls may be overheard where other extensions are connected to the same line.
VAT liability
If you are registered for VAT, you will be required by HM Customs and Excise to account for the VAT on the cash you collect in your Payphone Contour 300 Plus.
Liability for calls
You must pay all the BT call charges. Calls are charged at standard BT rates.
You can set the rate that you charge for calls made from your Payphone Contour 300 Plus.
You might want to use the money you collect to contribute to the call charges and rental charges.
BT Chargecard calls
Calls made with a BT Chargecard which is charged to your Payphone Contour 300 Plus’s phone number will be charged on your phone bill in the normal way.
You will not be charged for calls made with other BT Chargecards.
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