Telus Phone Number

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  • Calls Telus's Customer Service department
  • The average hold time is 33m
  • Hours are Mon-Fri 8am-10pm, Sat-Sun 9am-8pm EST
  • The best time to call is 10:45am
  • Popular issues for this call center: Setup service, Service problem, Cancel service, Change plan, and Overcharge/Strange charge.
  • Reach a live Telus agent: Press 1, then 0#, 0#, then 3

What to expect when you call

Heard when the phone system first answers
"Welcome to TELUS. Calls made to and from TELUS may be recorded for quality assurance and training purposes. To create TELUS offers for you and to serve you better, For service in English, press one. For Francais,"
Excerpt from a call with Telus
Tuesday, January 2, 2024 7:39 PM
They may need the phone number on your account
"Welcome to TELUS.
Calls made to and from TELUS may be recorded for quality assurance and training per To create TELUS offers for you and to serve you better, For service in English, press one.
To help me get you to the right place, please tell me your ten digit phone number."
Excerpt from a call with Telus
Thursday, February 8, 2024 2:27 AM
They may ask your reason for calling (instead of a menu)
"If you are an existing customer, and don't know your number, say, I don't know my number. Or if
I see a corporate mobility account related to the number you provided.
Is this what you're calling about?"
Excerpt from a call with Telus
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 7:17 PM
They may ask you to enter information with the dial pad
"Sure. I'm happy to get you to a team member.
Your current wait time is about fifteen minutes.
To help save time with your team member, please enter your four to six digit account PIN."
Excerpt from a call with Telus
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 11:20 PM
They may ask you to say or enter information
"If you are an existing customer, and don't know your number, say, I don't know my number. Or if you would like to no problem. Which of these services are you calling about? Mobility, TV, Internet, security, or landline phone?
Are you calling about a personal or business account?
If you have an account number, please tell me now. Otherwise, you can say, I don't know."
Excerpt from a call with Telus
Saturday, February 24, 2024 8:26 PM

The Editor's Notes on Telus's Phone-Based Customer Care

Mar 27, 2024

Telus is a major telecommunications company in Canada, providing phone, Internet, cable and other services to its subscribers. As one of the largest businesses of its type in Canada, it isn't surprising that it gets lots of requests for customer service each and every day.

Why Do People Call Telus Customer Support?

Consumers call for a range of reasons, including:

  • Setting up new service
  • Changing or canceling service
  • Relocating service to a new home or business location
  • Technical support and troubleshooting
  • Billing issues
  • Reporting identity theft or hacking
  • Scheduling technician visits
  • Authorizing the return of equipment

Best Practices for Calling Telus Customer Service

There are several things that you can do to help ensure that your call to Telus customer service is handled quickly and professionally:

Make sure you are calling the correct number. Like many companies, Telus has multiple divisions and operates in many different areas. You will need to call the right number for your area and your service type.

Call during business hours. Business hours vary by department and location.

Have all relevant documentation on hand. This might include order confirmations, billing statements, screen shots, serial numbers for equipment and any previous correspondence between you and Telus regarding your matter.

If you are calling for technical support, be in the same room as your device so that you can troubleshoot along with the customer service representative.

Have something with which you can take notes. Call notes can be very handy if you have to escalate your case.

How do Consumers Feel About Calling Telus Customer Service?

A search has not revealed a long pattern of complaints about customer service from Telus. This suggests that overall customers are generally satisfied with service received.

What Kind of Issues can Telus Customer Service Representative Resolve?

Customer service agents can resolve most issues, including setting up, changing, and canceling accounts, arranging for service relocation, scheduling technician visits, sending out new and upgraded equipment, troubleshooting, technical support and explaining service features and benefits.

What Can't Be Resolved With a Call to Telus Customer Service?

Some issues will require a technician visit: While the representative can certainly help with troubleshooting, in some cases physical repairs are needed to cables and lines. If equipment needs to be replaced or updated, you will have to work with Telus to secure a replacement.

If your Telus service is incompatible with your devices or other electronics, an agent may be able to suggest a workaround, but ultimately you are responsible for ensuring compatibility. You may need to work with the manufacturer of your device or purchase a new device entirely.

What Should You Do If You Have an Unsuccessful Call with Telus?

If you get off the phone with Telus and feel as though your questions were not answered or your issues were not addressed properly, don't give up. You may still have options for getting a resolution.

First, review the notes you took during your call. If you didn't take notes, jot down what you remember. You may find areas in which you and the representative miscommunicated or there was clearly a misunderstanding.

Next, call Telus back. Explain, politely, that this is your second call and describe what went wrong with the first. If possible, explain the resolution you would prefer. This gives you and the agent a common goal to work towards. Yous should also keep in mind that agents are individuals: This new agent may have more experience or training and be in a better position to understand your concerns.

If working with Telus over the phone doesn't work, look into other options. You can contact Telus via live chat, which provides you with a transcript of your interaction. You can also reach out over Twitter, which has its own support team.

Other options include visiting the online community forum: More experienced users of Telus products and services may be able to offer good advice for resolving your issue. Finally, a visit to a Telus retailer provides face-to-face help which may well get your issue resolved quickly and with minimal fuss.

Telus also has a separate channel for unresolved cases. This Management Escalation Team program exists to address issues that have not been resolved when users have gone through standard channels. While this may be a slow process, it is one way to help ensure that you have done everything you can to resolve your issue with Telus.

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Telus Customer Phone Number 866-558-2273 - Stats

Phone number to dial866-558-2273
Call-back availableNO
Call picked up by a real personYES
Department you're callingCustomer Service
Call center hoursMon-Fri 8am-10pm, Sat-Sun 9am-8pm EST
Best time to dial10:45am
Average wait33 minutes
Current wait46 minutes
Rank (among phone numbers)1
Rank (overall)1
Communication channelsphone, chat, web
Quality of communication83%
Quality of help76%
Customer votes359
Information last updatedMon Mar 25 2024 08:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Telus's Best Toll-Free/800 Customer Phone Number

This is Telus's best phone number, the real-time current wait on hold and tools for skipping right through those phone lines to get right to a Telus agent. This phone number is Telus's Best Phone Number because 9,438 customers like you used this contact information over the last 18 months and gave us feedback. Common problems addressed by the customer care unit that answers calls to 866-558-2273 include Setup service, Service problem, Cancel service, Change plan, Overcharge/Strange charge and other customer service issues. Rather than trying to call Telus first, consider describing your issue first; from that we may be able to recommend an optimal way to contact them via phone or chat or web. In total, Telus has 2 phone numbers. It's not always clear what is the best way to talk to Telus representatives, so we started compiling this information built from suggestions from the customer community. Please keep sharing your experiences so we can continue to improve this free resource.

What is GetHuman's Relationship to Telus?

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