{"id":865834,"date":"2026-07-08T16:26:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=865834"},"modified":"2026-07-08T16:27:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:27:27","slug":"rain-launches-unlimited-mobile-plans-with-loopphone-designed-for-unlimited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/865834\/rain-launches-unlimited-mobile-plans-with-loopphone-designed-for-unlimited\/","title":{"rendered":"rain launches unlimited mobile plans with LoopPhone, designed for unlimited"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>rain today introduced <strong>LoopPhone<\/strong> and <strong>unlimited mobile<\/strong>, a new way to experience mobile in South Africa with unlimited mobile plans built around where people live, work and travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LoopPhone is the first smartphone designed specifically for unlimited mobile. Launching exclusively with rain in South Africa, it combines premium hardware with software purpose-built for unlimited connectivity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Developed by LoopDL, rain&#8217;s product and design partner, LoopPhone is included free-to-use with every unlimited mobile and rainOne unlimited plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlimited mobile is available on rain\u2019s national 4G &amp; 5G mobile network keeping customers connected across South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rain.co.za\/loopphone?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Sponsored+Article&amp;utm_term=July+2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Click here to learn more about rain&#8217;s LoopPhone.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Customers can choose unlimited data across their <strong>City, Province or Countrywide<\/strong>, while every plan includes unlimited local calls and SMS nationwide, on a month-to-month plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlimited City and unlimited Province plans include gigs for use anywhere else in South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The launch also marks an upgrade of <strong>rainOne to new rainOne unlimited<\/strong>, bringing unlimited 5G home wifi and unlimited mobile together into one plan, with both the101 5G smart router and LoopPhone free-to-use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Most South Africans don&#8217;t need unlimited data across the entire country every day. They need it where they live, work and connect,&#8221;<\/em> <strong>said Conrad Leigh, CEO of rain.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Unlimited mobile gives customers the freedom to choose exactly that. By bringing together our national 4G &amp; 5G network, smartswitching\u2122 and LoopPhone, we&#8217;ve created a mobile experience designed around how people actually use data.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Designed for unlimited<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>LoopPhone has been engineered specifically for rain&#8217;s network and unlimited mobile experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among its features are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>smartswitching\u2122<\/strong> powering unlimited<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>6.83-inch AMOLED display with rear <strong>Glance Display<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>7,000mAh silicon-anode battery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>200MP camera system that uses the rear display for high-quality selfies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Android 16 with Google Gemini built in<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NFC, eSIM and 4G &amp; 5G SA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>LoopPhone is available exclusively from rain and can be purchased outright by customers who prefer to own their device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Powered by smartswitching\u2122<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the heart of the experience is smartswitching\u2122, LoopDL\u2019 s proprietary software that automatically keeps customers on their selected unlimited mobile plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Customers simply choose whether they want unlimited data in their <strong>City, Province or across South Africa<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Outside their unlimited area, LoopPhone automatically switches to per-gig, without changing settings or managing multiple plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing to configure. Nothing to switch. <strong>Just unlimited.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Built on rain&#8217;s national network<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>LoopPhone runs exclusively on rain&#8217;s national 4G &amp; 5G mobile network, one of South Africa&#8217;s largest and most advanced 5G networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Built for data from day one, rain&#8217;s network today supports millions of mobile and home broadband connections using nationally licensed spectrum across multiple frequency bands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Unlimited, your way<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Customers can choose between three unlimited mobile plans:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>unlimited City<\/strong> \u2014 R595\/month<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>unlimited Province<\/strong> \u2014 R695\/month<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>unlimited Countrywide<\/strong> \u2014 R995\/month<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Every plan includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Free-to-use LoopPhone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unlimited mobile data within the selected area<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unlimited local calls &amp; SMS nationwide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Month-to-month flexibility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Customers wanting home and mobile connectivity together can choose the upgraded <strong>rainOne unlimited<\/strong>, which combines unlimited 5G home wifi with unlimited City mobile for R995 per month, including both the101 5G smart router and LoopPhone free-to-use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LoopPhone and unlimited mobile are available from rain from 8 July 2026 at rain.co.za.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rain.co.za\/loopphone?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Sponsored+Article&amp;utm_term=July+2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Click here to learn more about rain&#8217;s LoopPhone.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/rain-LoopPhone-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/rain-LoopPhone-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-865836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/rain-LoopPhone-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/rain-LoopPhone-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/rain-LoopPhone-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/rain-LoopPhone-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/rain-LoopPhone-2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New unlimited City, Province and Countrywide plans, exclusive LoopPhone with smartswitching\u2122, and new rainOne unlimited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":865835,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"posted","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"2074862835708883439","_sma_x_attempts":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[25777,11939],"class_list":["post-865834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-loopphone","tag-rain"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/865834","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=865834"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/865834\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":865838,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/865834\/revisions\/865838"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/865835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=865834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=865834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=865834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}