Lost Access to Paid Content after Renewing Xbox Live Gold Subscription

Have you used a Pre-paid Xbox Live Gold Subscription, after being on a Auto Renewal Subscription..??

if the subscription to Live Gold expires or is cancelled then he would lose access to those free games until the subscription is renewed, but once renewed those games will be available.

as long as there is an active subscription that includes Live Gold it doesn't matter if it is paid with credit card, paypal, prepaid card, gift card or Microsoft Reward Points, all that matters is that it is paid for.

Hi there,

Even though the Xbox Live Gold trial subscription is free, we need a payment option on file because the subscription will renew to a paid Xbox Live Gold subscription unless you cancel it. You must add a payment option such as a credit card or PayPal to your
account for it. If you don’t want a paid Xbox Live Gold subscription after your Xbox Live Gold trial subscription ends, you will need to cancel it.

Hopefully that answers your question!

Microsoft Points were never able to be used for Xbox Live Gold renewals; they can be used for marketplace content such as Games on Demand, add-ons, themes, avatar items, etc... You can renew your Gold subscription with a pre-paid card, Paypal, or a credit
card.

No your gold subscription will not get cancelled if you turn auto renewal off.



This support thread shows you how to turn auto renewal off



support.xbox.com/.../cancel-xbox-live-gold-subscription



This paragraph in that support thread also states that your gold membership will run until the end of the paid period if you turn auto renewal off:



Important: Important: If you turn off auto-renewal, your Xbox LIVE Gold Membership will expire at the end of your paid membership time. Until then, you can continue to enjoy all the benefits of Xbox LIVE membership.