#electricity

Option 1:

Go to www.oami.co.za and click on 'Quick Login', or on the link above, to log into your prepaid meter account. Your meter number will show both on the reference number to use for EFT payments, or you can find it on the table indicating your credit balance.

Option 2:

Send 'balance' to the number that you have received a message from when registering on www.oami.co.za. They will reply to this message with your remaining credit balance and your meter number.

Option 3:

Check the pinboard in the corridor. There will be a list with the meter numbers for everyone in the corridor.

Option 4:

Visit the office and ask for your meter number.

** Refer to your student booklet for details

Every student will contribute to the electricity used in the communal areas.

This charge covers the electricity used to:

• Heat the heat pumps for warm water;

• Run the elevators;

• Operate the biometric system;

• Keep the corridor lights on;

• Keep the communal area lights on;

• Keep the TVs on; and

• Keep the IT lab computers on

You will notice a charge of R260,00 per month on your invoice for 'LL Shared Services' when downloading the invoice from www.oami.co.za. Even though this is only one amount, it is deducted from the account on a daily basis.

Option 1:

Go to www.oami.co.za and click on 'Quick Login', or on the link above, to log into your prepaid meter account. This website will allow you to see a detailed breakdown of the usage on your account, using items such as your daily usage, predicted monthly usage, and a graph showing the daily movement on your balance. Further, you will also be able to obtain your meter number, top up your account with a card, and deregister at the end of the year.

Option 2:

Send 'balance' to the number that you have received a message from when registering on www.oami.co.za. They will reply to this message with your remaining credit balance and your meter number.

• Easypay – Pick ‘n Pay, Checkers, Shoprite and FNB ATM’s.

Your prepaid card or meter number must be presented and the teller must be told to put the transaction through the ESKOM system. Easypay charge 5.5 % of the amount being purchased for.

• Unipin – Selected Engen, Shell, BP and Spar outlets.

Collect receipt from teller and follow the instructions on the slip i.e. dial *120*41589*pin* (your meter number)#. Press the call button. Unipin charge 5 % of the amount being purchased for.

• Credit card – go to www.OAMI.co.za. Select Top-up option once you have logged in to your OAMI profile and select Credit Card.

• EFT into Protea Metering's FNB account (only until 18:00, it can take up to an hour to reflect. Only 1 payment per day)

Bank: FNB

Account number: 623 8913 2946

Branch code: 250655

Reference: ‘Your meter number’

There is a fixed transaction fee of R9.50 on our in-house platforms regardless of the amount being purchased for.

• EFT into Protea Metering's Nedbank account. Please note this option will take 1 to 3 business days to reflect. Direct payments from Nedbank to our Nedbank will take 1 business day to reflect.

Account number: 1618 0154 19

Branch code: 161845

Reference: ‘Your meter number’

No transaction fee is charged using this purchase option.

Tips to reduce transaction fees:

• The transaction fees deducted when purchasing a token of R135 or less will be cheaper via the Easypay or Unipin vending systems, as this will be less than the fixed transaction fee of R7.50.

• When purchasing tokens above R135, your transaction fees will be less by purchasing via an EFT or credit card as above, as the fixed transaction fee of R7.50 will apply instead of the transaction fee being calculated as a percentage of your Easypay or Unipin purchase, which will be greater than the R7.50 fixed transaction fee.

Remember that is can take up to 72 hours for electricity to be switched on again if you run out!

These amounts are there to help you manage the amount of electricity that you use in a month.

Once the 'credit limit' is reached, the system will start sending you daily notifications once your remaining credit falls below this amount to let you know that it might be time to top up again. You can specify this amount when registerting - the lowest amount allowed is R50.

The 'budget' amount is similar to this, as it will notify you once you have used more electricity than this amount. We recommend that you choose a budget amount of R350 to R450, depending on the amount of electricity that you consume in a month.

These two fields are optional - you do not have to enter anything in there if you do not want to.

Go to www.oami.co.za and click on 'Forgot login details?'. The system will send you an sms with your username and password to log into your account again.

Go to www.oami.co.za and click on 'Edit user details'. This will allow you to type your new password. Once you have entered and confirmed your new password, click on 'Update user details' to save your new password.