4-2=1 (If you beileve Vodacom)

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MervynB

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I've only passed Grade 2 with Sums so I could be wrong but it looks as if Vodacom's calculating skills could do with a bit of polishing. :D

I have a 2.5Gb monthly contract and I've just received an SMS saying I've used over 50% of the monthly quota. Netmeter (which is out by a factor of 1.024) says I've used 970Mb so I checked Acount Info at the Vodacom site. That shows 948.48Mb used with 1.57Gb still available. Over 50% used! Heck, it isn't even 40%.

Even when they're not striking it doesn't look as if our Maths teachers are doing much good.
 
Send me your number and i'll check if my maths is any better..............lol
 
All bundles are looked at over a 60 day period , which means when you deplete the bundle for month 1 it would be 50% of the total data for month 1 + month 2.
 
I've got similar smses before. I dont trust their sms rather check online.
 
It's "the system". There are no people working at Vodacom anymore - except the ones manning the phones. They all report to "the system". They can't actually do anything but interface with "the system". They are the voice of "the system".
 
It will make more sense to change the notification to present remaining data than the percentage of the data. The percentage seems to be confusing some clients , not all though.
 
unskinnybob said:
It's "the system". There are no people working at Vodacom anymore - except the ones manning the phones. They all report to "the system". They can't actually do anything but interface with "the system". They are the voice of "the system".
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You mean "the matrix" right?
 
VodacomData said:
All bundles are looked at over a 60 day period , which means when you deplete the bundle for month 1 it would be 50% of the total data for month 1 + month 2
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So this means I will get the same ridiculous SMS every month? Time to reactivate call and sms blocker software again...

VodacomData said:
It will make more sense to change the notification to present remaining data than the percentage of the data. The percentage seems to be confusing some clients , not all though.
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Eminently sensible. I received an SMS on the 2nd August that I have used more than 50% of the data bundle on my contract phone. When I checked later I noticed I had used almost nothing of the current mont's bundle. The previous month's bundle was however depleted.
 
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