Xbox live Gold auto renewal

hi reader,

i got email from microsoft billing today says that my master card failed to pay for xbox live subscription ($ 9.99) .. its ok because my credit card is out of money and i know that .

i ended up with $9.99 past due i didn't ask for that and i don't remember checking a box for a auto renewal every month

lets say that i didn't refill my credit card with money and didn't pay my past due will that make it 20$ next month -_-?

why 20 $ ?

because it says i can't stop auto renewal if i have past due :

"You can’t cancel an Xbox subscription if it is past due or suspended. You’ll need to pay the past due balance before you can cancel or turn off auto renewal."

so my question is will my due will keep increase every month if i didn't pay my 9$ now ?

:)

 

How to Renew your Xbox LIVE Gold Membership

Overview of Xbox LIVE Renewal

When your current Xbox LIVE Gold Membership is about to run out, you will get a renewal message on your screen.

• Month-to-month membership- Notification comes 15 days in advance
• 3 or 12 month membership- Notification comes 30 days in advance

Xbox LIVE membership can be renewed using a credit card, a debit card, or a Prepaid Gold Membership Card.

If your automatic membership renewal (auto renewal) is set to off, you can purchase a new subscription or use a prepaid membership card to renew your Xbox LIVE Gold Membership.

Renew with a payment option by purchasing a new membership:

Steps to Follow

1) Use your Xbox LIVE gamertag to sign in.

2) Under Settings, select Account.

3) Proceed to Your Memberships, and select the membership that you currently have (for example Xbox LIVE Gold)

4) Select Modify Membership and you will be presented with a list of renewal options. If you are on an Xbox LIVE Free Membership, you can choose to upgrade to Gold Membership.

5) Select a membership option, then Confirm Purchase.

Once you have confirmed your purchase, the following will happen:

• The payment option you are using will be charged immediately.
• The time subscription plan you have just purchased will be added to your remaining subscription time.
• Your Xbox LIVE Gold Membership will be activated and auto renewal turned on.

Take note:

If you use a credit card as your payment option, you cannot remove it on file until your current membership expires.

There is a procedure you can follow to add or change your Xbox LIVE payment option.

Renew with a prepaid membership card

It is possible to renew your Xbox LIVE membership using a Prepaid Microsoft Gold Membership Card. This card is available at retail locations.

If you choose to redeem a prepaid Xbox LIVE membership code, you will be added time to your existing Xbox LIVE membership, while your renewal settings will remain unchanged.

How to turn on auto renewal (for existing membership):

If you are already on Xbox LIVE Gold of Family Pack membership and you want to turn on auto renewal without purchasing new membership, you should contact Xbox Support.

How to Troubleshoot Xbox LIVE renewal:

If there are issues with your Xbox LIVE account, you might receive the following messages. The solutions are provided below:

• Error: Your credit card has been declined several times by our billing service.

This means that your credit card has expired, or the information on it has been changed. To solve this problem, there is a procedure you can follow to change payment option for Xbox LIVE membership.

• Error: 8015d080

In case you receive this error message, you need to contact Xbox Support.

 

2 Months for £2

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.

 

Whenever you purchase gold from Xbox it warns you that auto-renewal will be turned off unless you turn it off. So you do agree to that when you confirm the purchase.

The balance you owe should remain at $9.99 until you pay it off. If they can't charge you, they will suspend your account until that balance is paid, so it won't go up.