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Unexpected data overage charges on a Shock-Free Data plan

  • May 18, 2026
  • 4 replies
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Hello,

I am writing to get some help regarding unexpected data overage charges on my current bill.

My plan is supposed to have Shock-Free Data, meaning my data should automatically pause once I hit 100% of my monthly allowance. I have always known that I cannot use extra data unless I explicitly reply 'YES' to a warning text message or authorize it through my Self Serve account.

However, on April 12th and 13th, I was charged a total of $35.00 for data overage (as shown in the attached screenshots), even though:

1. I never received a 100% data usage warning text.

2. I never replied 'YES' to authorize any extra usage.

3. My data was not paused by the system.

Looking at the detailed usage history, multiple charges ($10, $5, $5...) were added consecutively within just a few hours overnight. It seems like the system failed to block the data at the 100% threshold.

Since this appears to be a technical error where the Shock-Free Data system did not function properly, I would like to request a representative to look into this and waive/credit these incorrect charges.

Could a Koodo rep or moderator please assist me with this issue?

Thank you.

4 replies

Mayumi
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  • Mobile Master
  • May 18, 2026

I'll flag a rep.

Just to want to make sure... Can you log into your self serve > usage > data > warning preference.  Does all 50, 90, and 100% checked?

 


Flo Koodo
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  • Official Rep
  • May 18, 2026

@Dasom 

Just to top up on ​@Mayumi response, did you receive the other notications at 50% and 90% and it is just the one at 100% that you didn’t receive?


  • Author
  • Beginner
  • May 22, 2026

 I usually only received 50% notifications, and on April I didn’t receive any messages about that.


Georgia Koodo
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Hi ​@Dasom, we looked into the usage and there was a system glitch as you indeed only used about 50% of the plan data bucket, our apologies for this issue. We’ve added a credit for the $35 + tax charge, the bill will not be re-issued but you should see the updated total in your self serve. 

We checked your data bucket for this bill cycle and it’s looking normal, no issues. We’ve also checked the data notifications and they are on for 50%, 90% as well as 100%, when the data will also be blocked.