Source-linked reports: Amounts and outcomes come from the original reports and linked replies.

R2pandaword-r2-class-a-under-free-limit

pandaword: $4.50 R2 charge with Class A usage under the free 1M, then an account downgrade.

Community user pandaword says R2 Class A usage for January 29 to February 27 was 194,759 operations, under the 1 million free limit, yet the account was charged $4.50. The author says ticket #01999798 had no human response for three days and the account was then blocked and downgraded; two days later the author says there is still no reply.

What happened

Reported cause: Unknown
Incident date: Date not recorded
First reported: 2026-03-06
Billing outcome: Request submittedAuthor-reported
Case progress: Not established
Public Cloudflare reply: Not linked

Latest reported outcome

The author disputes the charge through ticket #01999798; no reply or outcome is reported in the thread.

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Original sources

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Case timeline

2026-03-06
Author disputes a $4.50 R2 charge
Open original source
The author reports 194,759 Class A operations, below the free limit, billed at $4.50, a ticket with no reply, and an account downgrade.
2026-03-08
Author says the ticket is still unanswered
Open original source
The author says there is still no reply on the ticket and asks for escalation.

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