Got OOB attacked last month :(

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It wouldn't be so bad if oob rates weren't ridiculously inflated...
 
VodacomData said:
Advanced OOB rates are the same as inbundle , lower than Standard OOB rates
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But no one is using standard bundles on contract. Advanced bundles are too expensive.
The point Vodacom keep intentionally missing is that we want to pay R149/2Gb with nigh owl without the risk of OOB - if you don't want us to go OOB why don't you just make it so. I don't believe it that hard.
 
R13... said:
But no one is using standard bundles on contract. Advanced bundles are too expensive.
The point Vodacom keep intentionally missing is that we want to pay R149/2Gb with nigh owl without the risk of OOB - if you don't want us to go OOB why don't you just make it so. I don't believe it that hard.
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I do understand what you are asking for. In order not to be caught with OOB rates you would have to move to Top-up , that is , if the night owl is ok to loose.

If you want night owl then you would need to stick with the Standard Contract and manage the bundle , or move to Advanced , pay a bit more for the bundle get night owl and lower OOB rates.

It is technically currently not possible to stop your bundle immediately after your bundle is depleted.
 
Fudzy said:
So the data restriction is managed by the billing system, not some sort of enterprise level bandwidth manager?
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The question is how often is the billing updated? I mean how do people manage to get bills of 20K? Surely the credit system must kick them out when it is exceeded?
 
R13... said:
Data, is there some logical explanation why Vodacom don't allow users to set limits on their accounts for the first 3 months of the contract?
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On new contracts a mandatory call limit is inserted for the first few months in order to assist with managing the initial period of the contract. This is generally in the region of R2500 excl vat. It is however possible for a client to set a lower voluntary limit.
 
R13... said:
The question is how often is the billing updated? I mean how do people manage to get bills of 20K? Surely the credit system must kick them out when it is exceeded?
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Billing tickets are generally updated between 1 to 3 hours and decreasing. Some clients dont have credit limits protecting them.
 
VodacomData said:
On new contracts a mandatory call limit is inserted for the first few months in order to assist with managing the initial period of the contract. This is generally in the region of R2500 excl vat. It is however possible for a client to set a lower voluntary limit.
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What's the lowest possible limit? I want to make sure my contract is on it, since I seem to be using up all my bandwith every month, getting closer to the OOB shark than I want to. If I accidentally leave something like steam open, DOTA2 for instance can easily update for 900meg+ if I'm not careful. That's R900 out of the pocket...

Even with HoN, where patches use to be 30Meg, they now at 200Meg+. Everything seems to be requiring more data, and add the OOB shark in the equation it starts getting dangerous.
 
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HideInLight said:
What's the lowest possible limit? I want to make sure my contract is on it, since I seem to be using up all my bandwith every month, getting closer to the OOB shark than I want to. If I accidentally leave something like steam open, DOTA2 for instance can easily update for 900meg+ if I'm not careful. That's R900 out of the pocket...

Even with HoN, where patches use to be 30Meg, they now at 200Meg+. Everything seems to be requiring more data, and add the OOB shark in the equation it starts getting dangerous.
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The limit he refers to is the credit limit which is always in the couple of grand. But after 3 months you can set your own limit at a minimum of R50. Remember though that all these limits don't mean jack if you do leave something running, the system all cuts you off the next time you disconnect. So you could run up a bill of 1000s whether or not you have a limit - that's where maybe the SMS thing helps if you have 'other number' configured.
 
HideInLight said:
What's the lowest possible limit? I want to make sure my contract is on it, since I seem to be using up all my bandwith every month, getting closer to the OOB shark than I want to. If I accidentally leave something like steam open, DOTA2 for instance can easily update for 900meg+ if I'm not careful. That's R900 out of the pocket...

Even with HoN, where patches use to be 30Meg, they now at 200Meg+. Everything seems to be requiring more data, and add the OOB shark in the equation it starts getting dangerous.
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Minimum is R50
 
We have this service where you can get your data bundle balance emailed to you.I have tested it and i normally recieve my notification around 08:30 am

It's free to activate.

Send “ dnes on ‘email dress’ “ to 123
 
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