Billing FAQ
Billing
How do Cloud instances get billed? Cloud instances are billed by the hour. Each customer account has an automatically generated credit limit which can be manually increased What is an outstanding amount and where can I find it? The outstanding amount is the sum of money yet to be paid to E2E Networks. It is the gross amount (with taxes) billed based on your hourly usage. You can find your outstanding amount on your myaccounts panel, under the Billing section.
Would my monthly cost vary based on the number of days in a month since you bill by the hour?
Yes, your monthly billing for a Cloud instance running for an entire month would vary based on the number of hours in a month. 30 days in a month means you get billed for 720 hours, 31 days in a month means you get billed for 744 hours for the same instance at the hourly rate.
Am I charged while my VPS is in a powered-off state?
Yes. Your disk space, CPU, RAM, and IP address are all reserved while your VPS is powered off. You should backup your data and delete the Cloud instance if you have
Mode of payments
What form of payments do you accept? We accept all the credit and debit cards issued by any of the major banks in India. We also have an option of MobiWik wallet as a mode of payment. Do you accept Amex, Virtual, Electron, American Express, Diner and prepaid cards? No, we do not currently accept these forms of payment. We apologize for the inconvenience, if you primarily use one of these cards, we recommend you file a support request for our team to set up an offline payment model for you.Credit Cards
[ht_message mstyle="info" title="Note:" " show_icon="" id="" class="" style="" ]Credit Cards are only accepted in case of auto-debit transactions. Please, get in touch with our accounts team (accounts@e2enetworks.com) if you prefer to pay via Cheque/ NEFTRTGS/IMPS.[/ht_message] Do you have a list of issuing banks from India whose credit cards are known to work on your payment gateway? We have seen customers using cards issued by Citibank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, IndusInd Bank, RBL Bank, Axis Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank, HSBC, SBI have a lower decline rate than others. We would recommend that you use cards issued by one of these banks. In case your card is being repeatedly declined by our payment gateway, we suggest you file a support request for our team to set up an offline payment model for you.. Am I charged when I enter a credit card? No — when you enter a card, we only run an authorization charge of ₹1 + ₹1. Your card shall be automatically charged at the end of your credit limit or end of month whichever is earlier, after generating & emailing you the usage invoice. Can you charge my card on a specific date? No. How many reminders do you send for payment collection ? For more details see our Suspension & Termination Policy Can I pay in advance? Yes, we'll add the advance payments to your Invoice Access Portal and you can verify all the payments sent by you in the accounts statement. If I have multiple credit cards on file, which one do you charge? Our billing system will attempt to charge the first card added by you at the time of account activation. If there is a specific card you'd like to use for payment, please make sure it is the most recently added card or delete any other cards from your account. How am I charged if I have both offline payments set-up and a credit card on file? At the end of the month, if there is a balance on your account, our billing system will attempt to charge any credit cards that you have on file on the 1st of the month. If you’d like to pay us offline instead, please make sure your payment reaches us at least 3 working days before the 1st of the month or before you reach your accounts pre-set credit limit. My credit card expired or was declined and the payment failed. How do I fix it to prevent my account from being suspended? You can resolve this issue by making an offline payment (via cheque/ bank transfer). As we do not allow credit cards to be edited, you will need to delete the old credit card and add a new one. Our billing system will also send you payment reminders before any actions such as service suspension are taken on your account. How to delete my credit card details from myaccount portal? Login to your myaccount portal, then navigate to Payment Methods under Payments and Billing tab on the header menu. Your credit card details will be displayed there.
Click on the delete symbol. Then you will receive the following prompt.
Click delete to remove your credit card details from myaccount portal. You can add your credit card details in the future if you wish to. Please do note that after removing your credit card details, your mode of payment will automatically change from online to offline. You will have to select any of the other payment methods from Pay Now option to make online payments in the future. To pay using Pay Now option, navigate to Billings under Payments and Billing tab on the header menu. Click Pay button to make payments via any of the available methods ( Debit card, Credit card, Net banking, Mobikwik wallet)
Offline payment & Refunds
I have submitted an offline payment. Why hasn't my balance been updated? Balances are not updated in real time. Once you submit your offline payment it gets processed and added to our system. You should see the updated balance in up to 3 working days. Can I transfer credits from one account to another? No - credits cannot be transferred between accounts. Do you offer refunds? No, we do not offer refunds. If there are extenuating circumstances, please file a support ticket with our team. Can I be billed using my local currency? Since E2E Networks is primarily an INDIA based company, E2E Networks will continue to bill in INR ₹. This allows our pricing to remain stable and consistent, rather than fluctuating with exchange rates. We do apologize if this causes an inconvenience.Tax Deductions
Tax Deduction at Source for E2E Networks Private Limited ? You are requested to deposit TDS @2% u/s 194C of income tax provisions for amounts invoiced by us if aggregating to more than ₹ 100,000 per year (Rs.30,000/- for a single billing ) even if your card is charged the full amount. For the managed services portion, you may deduct TDS u/s 194 J for amounts invoiced aggregating to more than ₹ 30,000 per year. As per CBDT circulars no.4/2008 dated 28-04-2008 and circular no.1/2014 dated 13th Jan.2014, no TDS is required to be deducted on the service tax portion. For customers where the billed amounts are auto-debited via standing instructions. We'll make a refund of TDS deposited on the issuance of appropriate Form-16A & correspondingly marked as Final(F) in our Form 26AS via NEFT/RTGS into your account.Related Articles
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