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Leslie P

1 reviews | Active since Jan 2026

20 Jan 2026, 12:00

Rain Network....Not worth your time..you will be disappointed

Rain call back service is pathetic...purchased a mobile sim card contract and from day one I can not receive sms's so i can not dowload any of the vital apps i need, whatsapp, banking apps etc as i can.not receive the OPT via sms...i have apoke to numerous people from rain but knowone can seem to assist they keep saying they need to escalate and log a ticket with the advanced technical dept amd that they will call me but i have yet to receive a call.....If Rain wants to be a serious contender in South Africa they are going to have to jack up their poooooooor customer service and actually be like the other networks and have a contact center for technical issue that you can call and not have to wait days for a call back

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Replies (3)
Rain
Rain's reply20 Jan 2026, 12:47
Official
Hi Leslie

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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Leslie P's update21 Jan 2026, 11:40
Reviewer Update
As i told your agent that called its not the device as we have tried the sim in various brands of devices and the same problem...everything works except we are unable to receive sms's.

The lady that we spoke to yesterday yet again said the problem has to be escalated to the voice dept and not the technical department.....i dont give a hell who the correct department is i just care that this mayter gets resolved otherwise i am just going to cancel my contract with Rain as this is now really ridiculous.

I requested from that same lady to send me the APN connection settings for the rain mobile sim so that i can make sure all is correct and that has also not been sent.

If this matter is not resolved by friday i am going to cancel my services with Rain and its really not worth it
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Leslie P's update21 Jan 2026, 13:31
Reviewer Update
The test sms from Rain was received at 12h47.
The RCS Chat was disabled on the phone 2 days ago.
The APN Settings were app**** on the mobile device (Samsung A06).
As per email {Enable VoLTE or 4G), the only Network Mode options are 3G and LTE - LTE selected.
Downloaded RainTalk app and received the OTP via SMS.

The issue now suggests that no SMSes are received from outside the RAIN network