I was double charged

I just bought a subscription to Xbox live and they double billed me. I contacted Xbox twice and asked for a refund for one of the charges and they said they can’t refund me. They said they recently switched from an old system to a new system for billing
Xbox live. I apparently was charged during the transition and they are cannot provide refunds for issues encountered during the transition. What kind of customer support is that? I guess my next step is to disputed the charges at the bank. Just a heads
up...

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Hey there Poooopert,

Please mind the time stamp on the thread. I'm going to lock the thread. Note my response to your other thread found here:

http://forums.xbox.com/xbox_forums/xbox_support/f/27/p/460252/3641137.aspx#3641137

 

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I had the same issue here my transcript. the rep told me that xbox live gold charges AFTER the month is used up and not a prepaid service. It is sad how customers go out of their way to resolve issues only to have representatives contradict their billing...www.xbox.com/live/billing
"Membership Charges: Xbox LIVE as a service is billed in advance. When you first sign up, select a membership plan and pay for the period moving forward."

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KayCee: Hello there. Thank you for contacting Xbox Customer Support. My name is Kaycee. Please give me a moment to review your concern.

tino: Here is the charge on my credit card acct on [MOD REMOVED] $9.99 Please activate this gold or refund this charge. It is frustrating that it takes 40 minutes via phone to just get a live person! XboxLive Acct:
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tino: okay thanks

KayCee: Hi Tino. I hope you are doing fine today. Thank you for the additional information. Just to make sure that we are on the same page, you said that your credit card has been charged though your gold membership has expired already, did I get it right?

tino: yes

KayCee: Thank you for confirming. Don't worry I am here to help you sort things out.

tino: i was in the middle of a game and then kicked me out to say my gold membership has expired. then i look into my account and there is the charge

tino: thank you. the phone line is now saying 53 minute wait time..i rather roslve this in a timely manner

KayCee: I am with you there. Just to verify, are we having the issue on the account that is signed-in ([MOD REMOVED]) ?

tino: I appreciate your understanding of my frustration

tino: yes

KayCee: I understand that Tino. Allow me to further check into your account. One moment please.

KayCee: I appreciate your patience in this matter, please give me more time to view your account in the system.

tino: ok no problem

KayCee: Thank you for waiting, I checked your account in the system. Please allow me to explain the charges on your account.

tino: ok

KayCee: You have been charge for the subscription for the month of May on the 27th of May, for June you've been charge for 27th of June too. So basically the charge that reflects on the account is for June, you have not yet charge for the month of July.


tino: my understanding is that the subscription charges first and then the month of xbox live is activated. xbox live does gold does not activate until you pay the 9.99 or redeem a code

tino: if i just started an account and wanted to have xbox gold. i have to charge the 9.99 first and actually see it charged b4 my membership is activated

KayCee: And I was able to check that the auto renewal was turned-off that is why the Gold subscription for this month was cancelled. And to verify, you consumed that membership before you will be billed for the subscription. That's the billing cycle for
Xbox Live gold auto-renewal.

tino: yes i turned it off in the beginning of June, which should show no charges after that. I have use xbox live gold memberships before and the charges occur before the memberships is activated

tino: Xbox LIVE Membership Charges: Xbox LIVE as a service is billed in advance.

tino: thats from www.xbox.com/live/billing

tino: Xbox LIVE Membership Charges: Xbox LIVE as a service is billed in advance. ... When you first sign up, select a subscription plan and pay for the period moving forward

KayCee: I'll take note of the information you provided. When I checked the billing information on your account the $9.99 that was charged on 6/27/2013 is for your subscription for the month of June. The charges before that is 27th of May for the subscription
for May. And for the month of April you have been charge April 2nd. I am suspecting you change the payment instrument by that time.

tino: the charge on 6/27 is not for the month on june. Xbox live gold is a prepaid service. the charge on 6/27 is for the next 30 days. If I wanted to subscribe for a full year membership of xbox live gold, it does not charge me at the end of the year...it
charges me first.

KayCee: I got your point there Tino. It depends on the Subscription Anniversary Date on your account, it is when the system automatically bills you for the Gold membership. If your auto renewal is turned on the system it will charge the credit associated
on your account every SAD (Subscription Anniversary Date). In you case your SAD is 27th of each month.

tino: Okay so just to make it clear in a statement. You are refuting the fact that xbox live gold membership is a prepaid service under auto renewal and are claiming (as a representative of xbox) that the automatic renewal billing format charges my credit
card after the service(month) is provided and not before (prepay).

KayCee: Yes, that's what I see on the last 2 months of your account's subscription.

tino: okay I just wanted it in writing that there will be no resolution as far as refund or one month extension of gold.

tino: May I please get an agent number for reference on this matter

KayCee: In this case Tino, we cannot process a refund because the $9.99 that was charged on 6/27/2013 is for the month of June and it was already consumed. One moment please as I generate a case number for your reference.

KayCee: Thank you for waiting, here is the case number for your reference:
[MOD REMOVED].

tino: okay thank you for your help

 

Contact support

 

That's definately strange that support said that they couldn't refund you for a double charge.

Did you try requesting a refund threw this 'Request refund' Xbox Support link?

 

Hey Pisto1Pete11,

I would contact Billing Support!

Best,

Nozzle

 

You'll want to contact MS Customer Support for this one, they should be able to assist you

 

In this case, You must contact Xbox Support

 

Have you checked to see when it expires?

 

best if you contact support

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contact Xbox support directly and ask for the billing department