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Schalk V

1 reviews | Active since Jan 2013

02 Dec 2023, 14:31

Forces into Payment Standoff

I have been very happy with Rain so far. Except in October already I logged a ticket to ask for assistance regarding the suspension of my service. No one got back to me. I logged another ticket in November requesting the same. No one got back to me and now my account is just running. In December I logged another ticket. No response, but account keeps being credited. When calling customer service the only gives me one robotic option for settling my outstanding account.

There is a lot of this going around these days where customer service is great except when one wants to cancel service. It is disrespectful to not offer your customers a way out and force them to come complain here. I haven't used Rain for two months now and I do not intend to pay for the arrears on my account. Why does it have to come to this, Rain? So unnecessary.

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Replies (12)
Rain
Rain's reply02 Dec 2023, 15:13
Official
Hi Schalk

We're really sorry your rain experience hasn't been as good as you expected.

We're going to get on this ASAP.

Thank you.
rain.
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Schalk V's update04 Dec 2023, 15:07
Reviewer Update
Yep..here we go. This is their idea of handling the situation. A robotic message explaining to me how I owe them money. No attempt to understand what happened, no interest in treating me like a human.

Here is their private reply

"Please note that rain bills you on active service, your service has been suspended as there is an outstanding amount on the account for October and November invoices. If you wish for your services to be restored, kindly login to your account and use the 'pay now' option to settle the amount."
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Schalk V's update04 Dec 2023, 15:46
Reviewer Update
Just to be clear...I am not complaining because my service was suspended. I am complaining because I have been trying to stop the service since October and Rain's lack of response to three seperately logged tickets have resulted in an outstanding amount on my account.
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Schalk V's update06 Dec 2023, 12:24
Reviewer Update
I reveived a call yesterday at 09h46 which I answered and expained that while I couldn't have a conversation at that time I would be able to do so an hour from then. I did not receive a call back at that time.
I received another call at 13h01 which I also answered to explain that I am again unable to have the conversation, but that I will be available again at 15h00. I did not receive a call back until 11h54 today at which time I was in a meeting and couldn't answer.

On your private reply which was as follow;

"We tried calling you on 07********, to no avail. Please kindly provide us with a cancellation reference number or screenshots of any correspondence or any proof thereof your cancellation request to *** so we may assist further."

I do not keep records of tickets logged on your system, so I expect you to go find it instead of asking me. I logged them all from the Rain app on my phone. Each of them confirmed with a message that someone will be in touch shortly.
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Schalk V's update06 Dec 2023, 15:51
Reviewer Update
Thank you for getting in touch.
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Schalk V's update07 Dec 2023, 07:36
Reviewer Update
This morning two payments of R499.50 were taken from my account. I thought this matter was settled yesterday.
Can someone at Rain please sort this out and reverse these payments?
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Schalk V's update07 Dec 2023, 09:49
Reviewer Update
On the 4th of October my account was debited successfully for that month. I double checked this on my bank statement.
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Schalk V's update07 Dec 2023, 15:25
Reviewer Update
I will have to take another look at my statements then, because I was under the impression that a debit order for the month of September would be actioned at the start of September and not at its end. Does Rain run their debit orders for every month at the end of that month?
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Schalk V's update05 Feb 2024, 11:54
Reviewer Update
Dear Rain.
This issue has still not been fully resolved. In January I contacted your helpline again to report that the debit order is still active. I was helped by a nice lady who afterwards let me know that she has cancelled my account altogether. However, this week I saw that the debit order is still active.
I would appreciate if someone can bring this matter to an end.
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Schalk V's update01 May 2024, 11:42
Reviewer Update
Dear Rain,
Over the past 3 month ends I have seen further debit orders on my account. Please find out what this is and let me know. I thought we have sorted this out.
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Schalk V's update03 Jun 2024, 15:55
Reviewer Update
Dear Rain,
I have yet again received a message that my debit order was unsuccessful. This has been a monthly thing since last year December. Every time someone calls me and "sorts out the issue" and every new month the cycle repeats with a new person.
I would like the same person who assure me last month that the issue has been resolved to follow up and let me know when the job is done. Please don't have someone else call me and have me explain the whole thing over again.
Terminate the contract and the debit order and come pick up the router.
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Schalk V's update08 Jun 2024, 09:52
Reviewer Update
No response after 4 workdays. I will assume this review is not monitored anymore.