Using a Pass
What to expect after buying a time-limited pass — joining the queue, when access opens and ends, and how you're admitted automatically.
A time-limited pass gets you into a channel for a window the creator scheduled — a Sunday slate, a market-open room, a single live class. Unlike an ordinary subscription, it does not start when you pay.
The practical difference is that joining and being admitted are two separate moments. You join whenever you like; you're admitted when the window opens. The bot tells you both times at every step, so you are never left guessing.
What happens, in order
You buy a date
At checkout you pick which window you want. The next available one is preselected, and any date you already hold is hidden so you can't buy the same window twice.
Sales usually close shortly before a window starts, so a window that's about to begin may no longer be listed.
You get a confirmation and an invite link
The confirmation states the window's start and end time in the creator's timezone, plus how long until it opens.
The invite link works immediately — but joining is not the same as being let in.
You tap the link and join the queue
Tapping the link sends a join request that is held, not approved. Telegram shows your request as pending, and the channel won't appear in your chat list yet.
The bot replies immediately with the details:
You're in the queue!
Your pass is confirmed and your request is held — you don't need to do anything else, or be online at the time.
Access opens: September 21, 2026 at 9:00 AM EDT Access ends: 11:00 PM EDT You'll have: 14 hours
You'll be added automatically the moment it opens.
Your place is already held, so there's no need to tap the link again, cancel the request, or ask for a new link.
The window opens and you're admitted
At the start time your request is approved automatically. You do not need to be online, awake, or holding your phone. The channel simply appears.
If you never tapped your link, it is sent to you again when the window opens.
The window closes and the pass ends
You're removed and the pass is marked complete — unless another pass of yours, or an ordinary subscription, still grants that same channel. Removal is decided per channel, so holding a monthly membership as well means you keep your seat.
Reading the times
Window times are always shown in the creator's timezone, with the zone beside them —
"Sun 21 Sep 2026, 09:00 – 23:00 EDT". Zones without a common abbreviation are written as an
offset instead, so Colombo reads GMT+5:30 rather than something unrecognisable.
A countdown runs alongside it and is the part to trust if you are in another country. Beyond
a day it counts down in units — 2d 14h 32m — and inside the final day it becomes a clock,
14:32:08, so an imminent window reads like one.
Times are not converted to your own timezone anywhere. Both the portal and the bot show the creator's zone only, so if you are somewhere else, work from the countdown rather than the clock time.
Questions
Related
- Choosing a plan — how a pass differs from the other plan types
- Manage your subscription — where your passes are listed
- Troubleshooting — access problems that aren't the queue
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