Family reports at Five Wells

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Community26 reports · 6 in their own words · latest today

26 reports

October 2026 · 18 reports

  • Reported phones downtoday

  • First call · Same daytoday

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  • Phone list / PIN · 3 daystoday

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  • Reported phones downtoday

  • Phone list / PIN · Same day21 Oct

  • “The only thing that took long was the tablets it took my partner 10 weeks for his”

    Something else · 21 Oct

  • First visit · 6 days21 Oct

  • Phone list / PIN · 2 days21 Oct

  • “The tablets or Wi-Fi are down.”

    Tablets, Wi-Fi or signal · 20 Oct

    Status: Down
  • First visit · 2 days20 Oct

  • First call · Same day20 Oct

  • Phone list / PIN · Same day20 Oct

  • First call · 10 days20 Oct

  • Phone list / PIN · 6 days20 Oct

  • Reported phones down20 Oct

  • Reported working again13 Oct

  • Reported working again8 Oct

  • Phone list / PIN · 2–3 weeks7 Oct

September 2026 · 8 reports

  • First call · 2 days21 Sept

  • First call · Same day19 Sept

  • First visit · 6 days19 Sept

  • “Son was allowed to make a quick call upon his arrival, and could make calls from cell the next day”

    Something else · 15 Sept

  • “Building has signal blockers, I've never been able to use my phone once I get in the entrance area. Some parts of the car park have signal”

    Tablets, Wi-Fi or signal · 10 Sept

  • “The staff are really friendly and helpful. I always do an evening visit (17:30) and after my first visit (getting registered), I now arrive by 16:45 and that's plenty of time. You don't have to be there hours and hours before. You take your ID in with you to the visit, money in a clear bag (you can buy a wallet there), your locker key bracelet and hot food order.”

    Visit rules · 10 Sept

  • “Very relaxed. You need to take 1 form of photo ID & 2 proof of address on your first visit. You will do finger prints and pics etc. I took my driving license, passport and a bank statement (which I showed on my phone). Would highly recommend downloading the statement before you arrive as there's signal blockers on the building so it's impossible to use anything on your phone! Coins and notes accepted, great choice of food including hot food!”

    Visit rules · 10 Sept

  • First call · 3 days10 Sept

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