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What is broadband auto-compensation?


  • An issue with your broadband and/or calls service leads to a total loss of service for 2 or more full working days.
  • Your engineer misses an appointment for a broadband and/or calls visit.
  • Your new NOW Broadband and/or NOW Calls service is delayed and doesn't go live on the date we confirmed in writing.

Auto-compensation amounts for different issues
ProblemYou may be entitled to compensation if...Compensation amount
Total loss of serviceYour broadband and/or calls service has stopped working and isn't totally fixed after 2 full working days.£10.34 for each day the service isn't fixed
Missed appointmentThe engineer misses your scheduled appointment, or we cancel or change the appointment with less than 24 hours' notice.£32.31 for each missed appointment
Delay with your new broadband and/or calls serviceWe fail to start your broadband and/or calls service on the confirmed date. (Keep in mind, the confirmed date may be different to the provisional date we initially gave you.)£6.46 for each day your service is delayed (including the day it was due to go live)
 
Total loss of service
  • You’re unable to make or receive any calls.
  • Your phone service only lets you make or receive one-way transmissions.

  • You can’t access the internet at all on any of your devices (this doesn’t include any issues caused by your NOW Broadband Hub or devices not working properly).

  • We’ll only give you compensation up to the first engineer appointment we give you (if required). If the repair is delayed because your engineer missed the appointment, we’ll try and rebook the appointment with you.
  • If we can't reach you to book an appointment, we'll give you compensation up to the first available appointment date. Please make sure you contact us to rebook.
  • If the repair is delayed because you missed the appointment, we’ll stop the compensation and only start it again if the repair isn’t completed during the next engineer visit.
  • Compensation isn’t given for the day the fault was fixed.
  • We’ll give you compensation if both your broadband and calls are affected by a total loss of service (£10.34 a day). If only one of your broadband or calls is affected, you’ll still receive £10.34 a day in compensation.

  • The fault is found in your home (including a problem with your NOW Broadband Hub or devices).
  • The total loss of service was caused by a planned network outage that we told you about in advance.

Missed appointment
Delay with new broadband or calls service
  • If the activation is delayed because your engineer missed the appointment, we'll try to rebook the appointment with you. If we can't reach you, we'll give you compensation up to the first available appointment. Please make sure you contact us to rebook, otherwise your order will cancel after 14 days of not hearing from you.
  • If the activation is delayed because you missed an appointment, the compensation will stop and only start again if the activation isn’t complete during the next engineer visit.
  • We’ll give you compensation if the provision of both your broadband and calls service are delayed (£6.46 a day). If only one of your broadband or call service is delayed, you’ll still receive £6.46 a day in compensation.

  • Your Hub doesn’t work when we get there.
  • Your Hub doesn’t arrive after we send it and we have proof of postage.
  • The fault is found in your home.
  • We didn't confirm the activation date for your new services.

How will I receive my compensation?
What do I need to do to get auto-compensation?
Will I still receive compensation if I cancel my service?
What exclusions are there for auto-compensation?
  • You don’t take the earliest rescheduled appointment we offer, or we don’t hear from you.
  • There’s a civil emergency (for example an act of terrorism).
  • We find a fault in your home (including a problem with your NOW Broadband Hub or devices).
  • You change your appointment or activation date from the one we’ve given you.
  • The engineer can’t get to the connection point for your service (for example if a car is parked in the way, or the telephone pole is in your neighbour's garden).