Globacom has restated the importance of one of its innovative voice call offerings, Beep Call Service to subscribers, in a recent announcement.
The company said its Glo Beep Call Service enables its subscribers with low or zero airtime balance to reach out to a selected number across all networks as they may require.
Also the service is an intelligent solution through which Glo subscribers can call their loved ones, friends and associates anytime they run out of airtime. The network will then leave a “missed call” on the called number, prompting him or her to call back.
“Our Beep Call Service is a stop-gap solution conceived to enable maintain useful connections with their contacts, especially at critical periods of emergency. This offering has brought relief to many of our subscribers who use it as a last resort to pass messages to their friends, family and loved ones. As a company, we will continue to provide a wide variety of innovative packages that are designed to meet the needs and expectations of our numerous customers,” the statement reads.
Moyosola Ladipo is a Lagos-based property manager whose car packed up one evening in Lagos and attested to using the service in that situation. According to him, “It was the Glo Beep Call Service that saved the situation. I had exhausted my credit, hoping to recharge in the neighbourhood when I get home. I used the beep service call and lo and behold my wife called back and later sent me credit, which I used to contact my mechanic, who came in later to fix the car”.
Also, Amisu Usman, who lost his purse, and was stranded in Nyanya, an Abuja suburb, without credit on his phone, used the Glo Beep Call Service. He said, “My brother called me after seeing the missed call on his phone and I explained my situation after which he transferred money to me, which I collected at a nearby bank for my transport fare back home, It was not funny that day, I was saved by the Glo beep service”.