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Lisa S

1 reviews | Active since Nov 2018

30 Jan 2023, 17:18

Rain doesn’t work during OTHER AREAS load shedding when I DO have power

I totally understand that rain towers don’t work during load shedding BUT I expect my rain to work when it’s not load shedding!

A friend and I both have rain 5G and both of us have an issue with our routers connecting to towers that are not in our suburb but a different suburb, and this means when we have power we don’t have internet and when we have internet we don’t have power!

Why does it not search for an available tower that is actually working, instead of not working at all because its chosen tower is off? There are plenty of towers in the area.

I have requested that Rain install an outdoor CPE router to face the requested tower that is on the same grid as our houses in order to alleviate the problem but they just keep telling me they’ve reset the network and it should be working (well of course if you wait 2 hours it works because that area isn’t in load shedding anymore!)

I am going to have to cancel my rain if it doesn’t work when I DO have power.

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Replies (4)
Rain
Rain's reply30 Jan 2023, 17:31
Official
Hi Lisa.

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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Lisa S's update03 Feb 2023, 23:02
Reviewer Update
Hi there. This problem is definitely not resolved. I still have no internet during blue hills load shedding even though my local Kyalami tower does have power. I have removed the sim and rebooted many times. I don’t know why you think that is the solution to all of rain’s problems.
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Lisa S's update04 Feb 2023, 22:59
Reviewer Update
Hi there. The settings you are recommending for my router have been set that way all along, it does not make a difference. As I type this, I have power at home but no internet as blue hills has no power (I am paying for uncapped internet but being forced to use my data to do anything). There is a tower in Kyalami that the router can connect to which does have power but it keeps trying the blue hills tower. Your “solutions” are not working at all. I’m going to have to find an alternative internet provider. I would understand if I was the only person with this problem but a friend of mine has the exact same problem and her router also does not connect to the available tower when the other one is on load shedding.
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Lisa S's update05 Feb 2023, 10:09
Reviewer Update
Please be sure that your technicians come during blue hills load shedding, otherwise they’re going to tell me that it’s working fine.