Configuring auto-recharge is the best way to prevent your account balance from receiving a disruption of service, due to funds being unavailable. Please follow the guide below to properly configure your auto-recharge, taking into account your usage/consumption of services, recurring monthly charges (Ie. seat licenses and/or numbers), and banking best practices.
Set-up auto-recharge and allow funds to be automatically added whenever your balance gets low. This is by far the safest approach, and following the steps below will help you achieve your best results.
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Step #1 - Estimate your total monthly charge.
We recommend you review your historical usage and recurring charges to calculate your estimated total monthly spend for the month and set this amount as your auto-recharge value. This is important because credit card companies tend to expect a vendor to only charge a card once a month. Charging the same credit card multiple times a day or week can lead to a card being declined and disruption of your Ytel services.
Remember, there are different types of charges, depending on the feature being used. These different charge types are as follows:
Contact Center Fees - will be applied at the first of the month.
*New seats will be prorated to cover the remaining days of the month and then the full amount will be charged on the 1st of the month after that.
Phone Numbers - will be applied at the first of the month. New DIDs will be prorated to cover the remaining days of the month and then the full amount will be charged on the 1st of the month after that.
Usage (minutes, messages, etc) - will be charged in real-time.
Please contact Customer Service if you need assistance determining your past charges and we're happy to help you estimate your charges on a go-forward basis.
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Step #2 - Enable auto-recharge
You can set up the auto-recharge functionality by logging into your Ytel account at https://app.ytel.com and navigating to Settings> Billing> Add Funds then "setup Auto-recharge". Here you can specify the funding amount (Recharge Amount) when your account balance hits a specified threshold. Remember, at the very least, your recharge amount should be set to be equal or greater than the 1st of the month charges.
In addition to configuring auto-recharge, you can manually add funds to cover your upcoming charges. We only recommend doing this in conjunction with setting up auto-recharge.