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Nama B

1 reviews | Active since Jun 2013

31 May 2023, 16:44

Rain Data has just turned into a nightmare!!

I unfortunately had to cancel my contract due to connectivity issues caused by loadshedding in my neighborhood.I notified Rain on 04 Jan 2023 that I was moving to another provider. By mid April 2023, I was sitting with a big bill because noone actioned my January email.When I contacted the support desk, they said it would be done and credit notes would be passed for the incorrect billing which they did.Yesterday I contacted them, my bill was R1157.77 and they said they would look into my account. Just a few minutes ago, I got as sms indicating that my bill has escalated to R2956 and that I must pay within 24hours.How did that happen?My router has been off for months.A call agent I spoke to yesterday said payment is made upfront, but the guy in the billing department said it was at the end of the month based on usage.How is that when you are on an uncapped option?If you delay payment, they send you messages to pay up or they cut you off if you dont pay so how does my acount end up in such arrears?Is there anyone who really knows what they are doing at Rain?Piece of advice, rather make manual payments to Rain because even after cancellation, you will end up with perpetual payments going off your account with such confusion and incompetency.I have seen several people with a complaint similar to mine online.Surely by now you would have improved.It was good while the signal was good and my subscription running but the cancellation seems to have created a nightmare for me!

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Rain's reply31 May 2023, 16:52
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Hi Nama.

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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Nama B's update01 Jun 2023, 09:48
Reviewer Update
My query that spanned over weeks has been resolved.Within less than 24 hours, the bill reduced from R2.9k to R739 which is accurate and I have settled and received an sms to acknowledge receipt. I was called this morning about a supposed R2.9k bill yet last night, following my post here, I had been advised that the bill was now R739. Maybe their systems are not well synchronised?Another odd thing is that I was asked if I want to cancel my subscription yet in January and April I explicity indicated it. In April, I was advised that they would cancel it end of April since we had communicated mid-month. What a circus!! Just to be sure, I mentioned it again on the call today that I am no longer interested in the service (due to connectivity issues in my area), in case the nightmare continues.I hope I will not hear from Rain again regarding any amounts owing. Thanks to Hello Peter for coming to my rescue!
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Nama B's update01 Jun 2023, 13:59
Reviewer Update
Thank you!