1.
If your My giffgaff page is showing "Balance N/A" what does that mean?
Correct Answer
B. Your dashboard can't get your credit from giffgaff, so it doesn't know what to show
Explanation
It definitely doesn't mean that you have no balance. Use the shortcodes (*100*7# and *100#) to find out your balance.
2.
If your My giffgaff dashboard is saying that you have "Balance N/A", which of the following should you do depending on what you're trying to do? Tick all that apply.
Correct Answer(s)
A. Ask an agent
B. Check your balance with shortcodes
C. Try topping up later
Explanation
These are all good things to do depending on what you're trying to achieve/
3.
Judith is trying to top up her account, but her account page shows "Balance N/A". Which of these should she try doing? Tick all that apply.
Correct Answer(s)
A. Ask an agent
B. Try again later
Explanation
Judith should try asking an agent for help because they can provide assistance in resolving the issue with her account balance. Additionally, she should try again later as the balance may not be available temporarily and could be updated at a later time. Driving down to giffgaff HQ is not necessary as the issue can be resolved through online support.
4.
Gregg is trying to send an MMS, but isn't having much luck. which of the following should he check? Tick all that apply.
Correct Answer(s)
B. That he has credit
C. That his settings are accurate
Explanation
You need two things to send an MMS, 16p credit and the correct settings.
5.
Riaz is trying to access the agent form, but the page won't load properly. What should he try doing?
Correct Answer
B. Use a different browser
Explanation
Different browsers render webpages differently which makes it awkward to make a webpage load perfectly on every browser. Also caches can cause complications too. Trying a new browser is the best way to trouble shoot this, but a cache refresh does sometimes work. Of course, if a member doesn't know what a cache is then then doesn't help.
6.
Marion wants to check that the mast in her area is working. What is the URL that you should advise her to help her check? giff.ly/_________
Correct Answer
ggservice
Explanation
giff.ly/ggservice is better than advising the O2 site because then if she wants more help she is still on the giffgaff site.
7.
Recap question: Sarah is using the £7.50 goodybag and has run out of her data allowance and is now being charged for it. She still has a week left before it expires, but she wants to use the internet. How much will it cost her to use 80MB? Write your answer as a number of pence, if it was £3.14 write 314.
Correct Answer
160
Explanation
If your goodybag or gigabag has run out of data then it only costs 2p per MB to use the internet. If you're using straight PAYG (i.e. don't have a goodybag) then data is charged slightly differently.
8.
Recap question: Sarah has no goodybag, but she wants to use the internet. How much will it cost her to use 80MB in one day? Write your answer as a number of pence, if it was £3.14 write 314.
Correct Answer
1220
Explanation
If you do not have any active goodybag data costs 1p/MB for the first 20MB in a day. Every subsequent MB costs 20p. If you have a goodybag it only costs 2p/MB if you run out of your allowance for data.
9.
Recap question: Sarah has no goodybag, but she wants to use the internet. How much will it cost her to use 20MB? Write your answer as a number of pence, if it was £3.14 write 314.
Correct Answer
20
Explanation
If you do not have any active goodybag data costs 1p/MB for the first 20MB in a day. Every subsequent MB costs 20p. If you have a goodybag it only costs 2p/MB if you run out of your allowance for data.
10.
Recap question: Today is 4th May (may the forth be with you!). Ok, so on the day you're taking this it probably isn't 4/5/20XX, but just roll with it. Alex normally pays for all of his credit and goodybags from payback and this year isn't any exception. Will Alex have free giffgaff to giffgaff calls at the moment?
Correct Answer
B. No
Explanation
giffgaff to giffgaff calls last for 3 months after new money was put onto the account. Payback counts, but that was over 3 months ago.
11.
Recap question: Alex is about to buy a goodybag using his credit. Will this refresh his free giffgaff to giffgaff calls?
Correct Answer
B. Negatory
Explanation
Only new money refreshes them. If he bought a goodybag using a card, topped up using a voucher or was credited his payback that would do the trick though.
12.
Recap question: Today is 31st March. Ok, so on the day you're taking this it probably isn't 31/3/20XX, but just roll with it. Alex normally pays for all of his credit and goodybags from payback and this year isn't any exception. Alex is just buying a goodybag. How many months free giffgaff to giffgaff calls will Alex have after he's bought it?
Correct Answer
0
zero
Explanation
Only new money refreshes these. Since he only puts new money on his account with payback and that was more than 3 months ago he won't have any free giffgaff to giffgaff calls.
13.
Recap question: Timo has just bought a new goodybag and it hasn't come through yet. What should he do?
Correct Answer
A. Contact an agent
Explanation
Unlike activations, goodybags should always come through more or less instantly. If it doesn't then you need to get an agent to take a look into it.
14.
Anthony adds a £10 goodybag but notices on his bank statement that two payments have been taken. He had plans to buy jelly and ice cream with that tenner and he's understandably disappointed. Who should he contact to make sure that it gets sorted?
Correct Answer
B. The agents - they can investigate and process the refund
Explanation
Cancelling the payment at the bank might cause trouble with payments later on. The agents will happily check out this kind of thing and get a refund ASAP if appropriate. Ant might want to bug his mum for jelly and ice cream anyway though.
15.
Kevin says, "I have an active £10 goodybag which is working fine for calls, internet and most texts, but my credit seems to be going down when I text my friend Steve." Which of these might be affecting Kevin?
Correct Answer(s)
B. Steve is using a foreign network (he's Australian actually)
C. Kevin's pHone sends long texts as an MMS message rather than as a normal text
Explanation
The other options can be valid reasons for losing credit, but not in this specific situation.
16.
Toby topped up his phone with a voucher, but left it at his grandma's when he went round to help her reach something on a high shelf. He doesn't remember how much money he had on it but wants to know if the voucher processed correctly. What's the name of the link he should click in My giffgaff to find out?
Correct Answer(s)
My order history
order history
Explanation
Toby should click on "My order history" or "order history" to find out if the voucher processed correctly. By checking his order history, Toby can see the details of his recent transactions, including the top-up he made with the voucher. This will allow him to determine if the transaction went through successfully and how much money was added to his phone.
17.
Recap question: How long does it typically take a SIM to activate?
Correct Answer
B. 30 minutes
Explanation
The vast majority of SIMs activate in less than 30 minutes. Some can take up to 24 hours, but it's not the norm - and if it takes longer than that, something's wrong and it's best to contact an agent.
18.
Recap question: Rachel is trying to get in touch with the agents because her activation has failed. It's been two hours and she wants to make sure everything's okay. Which of these would be good advice to give her?
Correct Answer(s)
A. SIMs can take up to 24 hours to activate - best to wait until tomorrow and give it the full time
B. Turn her pHone off and on again
Explanation
It's important to let an activation run the full 24 hours - an agent won't be able to do anything until then. New payments won't help either - or be able to be made.
19.
Recap question: Matthias is about to leave work, and tries to call his partner to say he needs picking up. It doesn't go through, even though he activated his SIM yesterday lunchtime. What should his first step be to figure it out?
Correct Answer
A. Check that his SIM has activated in My giffgaff
Explanation
This could be a delayed activation or a locked phone, but we won't know until Matthias checks My giffgaff to see if his number is displayed. Depending on what he sees on that page will indicate what the next step should be.
20.
Vincent's trying to send a photo of his daughter to his wife. It's not going through, but he's taken screenshots of his settings and posted them and they all seem to be right. What's the most likely reason he can't?
Correct Answer
B. He hasn't got any credit on his account to pay for the message
Explanation
He might have an active goodybag, but MMS isn't included in it. He'll need at least 16p of credit extra to be able to send them on top of his correct settings.
21.
Leonard has just bought a brand new Android phone. He's very happy with it, but when he sends a message longer than 160 characters, it charges him. He's correctly found out that this is because his phone sends these out as MMS rather than SMS. How can he still send this messages without being charged as an MMS?
Correct Answer(s)
A. Break his texts down into sub-160 character chunks before sending
B. Check his pHone settings - there may be an option to not send long texts as MMS
C. Download an app from the Google Play store to use instead that allows him to do this
Explanation
Depending on what phone he has, he might need to resort to any of these three. No need to spend more money than necessary.
22.
Pick Option 2. This is not a trick question.
Correct Answer
C. Option 2
Explanation
Well, that killed some time. Back to the quiz.
23.
Christian's ordered a SIM and it's just arrived, but is concerned that he doesn't have good signal in his area. What can he do to check this?
Correct Answer(s)
A. Put his postcode in the service checker at http://giff.ly/ggservice
B. Put the SIM in his pHone without activating - it'll show what signal he gets
Explanation
giffgaff SIMs show you your signal before you activate. The service checker is a good way to get a view of your most visited postcodes too. The problem with the telescope method is that he won't be able to tell which masts give a giffgaff signal.
24.
Mark joins the forum, and posts the following:
What's the most helpful thing for you to post to help him out?
Correct Answer
B. Hey Mark, there's some planned maintenance in Sheffield right now that looks like it's affecting you - you can find more information on the service update board here: http://giff.ly/ggmaint In future if you have any trouble you can put your postcode into the checker at http://giff.ly/ggservice. Sit tight and it should be finished soon.
Explanation
Did you spot that Mark had tagged his postcode on the post? Eagle eye if you did - this allows you to find tailored help for him very quickly, as well as point him in the right direction for the future. Full post codes are a bit dodgy though, so you should report the post too so an ed can check it out.
25.
Will has a BlackBerry Bold, and has used up his 1GB of data on his £10 goodybag by sending way too many BBMs the day before he goes on holiday to France. He wants to be able to check his emails while he's away for a week, but he doesn't have any credit left. You see that pickles13 has advised that he doesn't need to do anything and he'll be able to check his emails just fine. robzombiefan says that he'll need to add credit. Who's right?
Correct Answer
A. Pickles13
Explanation
As Will is using BBM on his Bold, it's clear that he has the BlackBerry add-on. Even though he doesn't have any allowance, the add-on allows 10MB per day of data while abroad for free, which will be more than enough to check his emails.
26.
Jenny's sat in a room with two friends. One of them can receive her calls but the other can't. The one who can suggested she go on the community. What should you ask to find out why?
Correct Answer(s)
A. Do you have an active goodybag or credit?
B. Is your friend on giffgaff?
C. When did you last top up?
Explanation
It looks like the friend she can call is on giffgaff, because she suggested the community. What's likely to have happened is that Jenny has run out of credit or allowance on her goodybag, and while she can still call one friend with her free giffgaf allowance, she can't call the other as they're on a different network.
27.
Fill in the blank: _________ goodybags will allow you to have your goodybag bought every month automatically from your credit card, meaning you won't be caught without an allowance again.
Correct Answer(s)
Recurring
Explanation
Recurring goodybags allow rolling purchases from a card, whereas you have to remember to queue each month - although you can use credit for those. Make sure you spell it right, too - two Rs in the middle :)
28.
Recap question: Which of these statements are true? Tick all that apply.
Correct Answer(s)
B. Educators often drink tea
C. The sky is blue
Explanation
Goodybags should activate instantly. If they don't then you need to contact an agent.
29.
Recap question: Goodybags take up to 24 hours to activate.
Correct Answer
B. False
Explanation
They should activate instantly, if they don't then you need to contact an agent.
30.
Recap question: Which of these is the best way to answer this question?
"My activation started 30 hours ago, but still hasn't finished"
Correct Answer
D. "You need to contact an agent. Only they can look into this for you. Here's a link to contact them - https://giffgaff.com/support/ask/activations"
Explanation
It's always best to give a link to the specific agent form for the members problem. In this case it is activations, so if you want to be better than the rest then advise this link. It's a good idea to familiarise yourselves with them all.
Never advise a member to use the wrong section of the form. If they're having trouble then advise them to use a different browser and if that fails then let an educator know.
31.
Recap question: Which of these answers are unsuitable? Tick all that apply.
"My goodybag hasn't been applied to my account yet. What should I do?"
Correct Answer(s)
A. Ask an agent
C. You need to ask an agent. Go to https://giffgaff.com/support/ask/sim_my_limit_increase and choose 30 from the drop down. They'll be able to help you.
D. You need to ask an agent. Go to https://giffgaff.com/support/ask/ and they'll be able to help. If you're having trouble using the form then go to https://giffgaff.com/support/ask/sim_my_limit_increase and choose 30 from the drop down. They'll be able to help you.
Explanation
Never advise a member to use the incorrect option on the agent form. If they're having trouble let an educator know and we'll be able to help them.
While none of the options were perfect, one of them was fine.
32.
Recap question: Why is this answer unsuitable?
Q: I paid for a goodybag about an hour ago, it shows in my payment history as paid, but it hasn't arrived yet. What do I do
A: You need to ask an agent. Go to https://giffgaff.com/support/ask/ and they'll be able to help. If you're having trouble using the form then go to https://giffgaff.com/support/ask/sim_my_limit_increase and choose 30 from the drop down. They'll be able to help you.
Correct Answer
B. You should never advise that someone use the wrong section of the agent form
Explanation
If they have trouble using the form then let an educator know.
33.
Gabby is having trouble with using the top up page. What is the best first step you should advise to her?
Correct Answer
B. Try using a different browser
Explanation
Incompatibility with the browser is often the culprit. A cache reset usually works too, but using a different browser is easier for a non tech savvy member to understand. Using a new browser is the quickest and simplest first step to go for.
34.
Is it better to tell someone to try a different browser or to refresh their cache
Correct Answer
B. Try a different browser
Explanation
Both generally work, but it's easier to understand how to use a different browser, especially if you're not particularly techy.
35.
Why is this answer unsuitable? Tick all that apply.
Q: I've just joined and my internet doesn't work
A: Text settings to 2020
Correct Answer
E. 2020 no longer works, they should advise to update their pHones software first and then try manually, or by visiting giff.ly/ipHonesettings on an ipHone.
Explanation
If updating the software doesn't work then they should try manually updating the settings, or if they have an iPhone or iPad they should just visit giff.ly/iphonesettings on the device.
36.
In which of these situations should you advise a member performs a manual roam?
Correct Answer
D. If all of the other options are true at once
Explanation
Each of these on their own might point to a different problem and a manual roam is a complicated step. It's best to wait to make sure that there isn't a signal problem in their area or that a reset doesn't fix it before advising it.
37.
Which of these answers are almost always not suitable?
Correct Answer(s)
A. Text "settings" to 2020
B. Go Google it
C. Text "settings" to 2020. If that doesn't work then click this link for a guide on how to install your settings manually.
D. Ask an agent
Explanation
Texting "settings" to 2020 doesn't work any more, so you should always include an explanation on how to install them manually. giff.ly/manualsettings is a good link to remember.
38.
Which of these is the only answer that is suitable?
Correct Answer
B. You need to manually install your pHone settings manually. Go to giff.ly/manualsettings, it explains how to set them up.
Explanation
In case texting "settings" doesn't work you always should include a link to install them manually. If you don't know what phone the member has give them the generic link, not a wall of individual guides.
39.
Jeremy can't get his phone to connect to giffgaff. He's tried his friend's SIM in his phone and it works and his SIM in his friends phone which didn't work. What should he do?
Correct Answer
B. Order a new SIM and perform a SIM swap
Explanation
Sometimes there can be a problem with the SIM. Don't advise members to do a SIM swap immediately, make sure that you've either determined that it's a SIM problem or that you've tried other troubleshooting methods first.
40.
Which of these activities forces a phone to make a new connection to the network?
Correct Answer(s)
A. Performing a manual roam
B. Turning your pHone off and on again
D. Travelling twenty miles
Explanation
You should almost always advise that they switch their phone off and on again though; it is easiest to understand and to do.
41.
Kim can't get service on his phone which is definitely unlocked. He's tried rebooting it, manual roams, checking the masts in his area, but he still can't work out what's wrong. What should he do.
Correct Answer
A. Try his SIM in a friends pHone
Explanation
It could be that the SIM is broken, but it's best to try the SIM in a different phone first so that you don't waste SIMs. Not a big deal in the grand scheme though.
42.
Which of these should you advise first if someone needs to force their phone to reconnect to the network?
Correct Answer
A. Turn your pHone off, wait five minutes, and turn it on again.
Explanation
Rebooting your phone is a better first step - it fits a lot of problems and a manual roam is a lot more complicated.
43.
Gary has a problem with his phone not getting service. Could it be a problem with his SIM
Correct Answer
A. Could be, but it's fairly rare
Explanation
Yeah it could be, sometimes SIMs get damaged. It's fairly rare though so don't jump straight in with it as an answer.
44.
Rachel's texts have suddenly stopped working and she is being prompted by her phone to enter the message center number. What is it?
Correct Answer
+447802002606
Explanation
This is a pretty rare problem and your phone should set it up for you, but it's useful to be aware of.
45.
Rachel's texts have stopped working. Could it be that her phone has forgotten the message center number?
Correct Answer
A. It's pretty rare, but yeah it's possible
Explanation
If your phone forgets the message center number then you will need to reapply it in the phones settings. The number is +447802002606