Do you wish to learn how to change your Rain data plan? Rain has been making waves in South Africa over the past few years, with their “unlimited,” data offerings. Rain customers get a choice of plans between which they can move. Current Rain 4G plans include the Unlimited 4g for phones plan, the the 19 hours unlimited off-peak for any device plan and the Unlimited 4G for any device plan. But how do you switch between these plans?
How to upgrade or downgrade your Rain package
The following is how to change your Rain data plan;
- Go to the Rain website and click on my rain.
- Sign into your account.
- Once logged in you will see your Rain SIM cards.
- Click on manage on the SIM whose plan you wish to change.
- Choose your new plan.
- Rain will notify you via email as soon as the change is done.
When will the change to my Rain data plan take effect?
That’s how to change your Rain data plan. But how long does it take for the change to become effective. The good news is that if you are upgrading, the change happens immediately. When you are downgrading, the change will only happen at the end of the month.
Will I be charged an upfront fee?
What happens with Rain billing when you switch to a different 4G plan? Do you have to pay anything as part of the process of migrating? Rain does not actually charge you a fee upfront when you change your plan.
The way things work is that your bill at the end of the month will be the sum of the pro-rata amount for your existing plan to the date of the switch plus a pro-rata of the new plan from the day of the switch to the end of the month.
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Why switch to a new a Rain plan
There are many reasons why you could have set out to learn how to change your Rain data plan. Maybe you can no longer afford the plan that you are currently on. In that case, it will be better to downgrade to a lower plan. Or maybe you would like more data. In that case, you can upgrade to a new plan.
Once the switch is done, you may wish to speed test your Rain internet to see how it is performing. Based on our tests, Rain actually has the best speeds of any ISP in South Africa. But they are a bit controversial in that you will find a lot of people saying their speeds are below par.