Ufff! I finally got my HD Box's Recharge and Addons done
Here is what happened.
Attempt 1: Niki.ai website
Amount: Rs. 1609 (minus 7% niki offer) = 1534 (minus 5% PayZapp cashback)
Result:
Failed (Transaction was successful, but recharge failed on Sun Direct end, Rs.1534 was refunded to bank account)
Attempt 2: Niki.ai website
Amount: Rs. 1609 (minus Rs.100 Airtel Payments Bank cashback)
Result:
Failed (Transaction was successful, but recharge failed on Sun Direct end, Rs.1609 was refunded to Airtel Payments Wallet, unable to transfer money back to bank account, will have to use this next month for other bill payments)
Attempt 3: Freecharge website
Amount: Rs. 1609 (minus Rs.40 Freecharge cashback)
Result:
Failed (Transaction was successful, but recharge failed on Sun Direct end, Rs.1609 refund to bank has been initiated, refund will arrive in 2 to 3 days)
Attempt 4: Sun Direct website, the great
Amount: Rs. 1609 (the below link says there is an instant cashback of Rs.50 for recharges above Rs.1000, I am not sure if that is what happened -- because, you know, from the balance that we get in the Sun Direct website after recharge, we cannot figure out squat)
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Result:
Success (phew! finally!
)
Final Results:
Base Pack Before Recharge: HD Tamil DPO 2
Base Pack After Recharge: HD Tamil DPO 1
Addons/a-la-carte Before Recharge: None
Base Pack Validity End Date Before Recharge: Aug 30, 2019
Base Pack Validity End Date After Recharge: Oct 10, 2019
Balance in Sun Direct Account Before Recharge: Rs.316.23
Balance in Sun Direct Account After Recharge: Rs.1716.84
So, the Amount that was Refunded (for downgrading the pack) was: 1716.34 - 316.23 = Rs.1400.61
Cost for New Addons/a-la-cartes that I added after this: Rs.235 (for 1 month)
So, current balance in Sun Direct account is, 1716.84 - 235 = Rs.1,481.84
Balance needed for the Addons/a-la-cartes to continue for 6 months = 235 x 6 = Rs.1410
Balance that will be remaining after renewing Addons/a-la-cartes for the next 6 months = 1481.84 - 1410 = 71.84
So, if my calculations are correct, I believe I have Rs.71.84 left for any ad-hoc channels I want to add every once in a while. For example, whenever needed, I could use this for a Sony Network Sports Channel or D Sports