xbox live gold prepaid subscriptions

If you enter a prepaid code it will default to prepaid cards and shut off renewal

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

Some games or console bundles may include a prepaid code for a 2, 3, or 14 day Xbox Live Gold trial subscription. This trial subscription starts as soon as you activate the prepaid card.

The following limitations and restrictions apply to Xbox Live trial subscriptions from games or console bundles:

• If you have an existing paid Xbox Live Gold subscription, you can’t redeem Xbox Live Gold trial subscriptions from games or console bundles to extend your subscription period. However, you can redeem the prepaid code once your current paid subscription
  expires.
• Prepaid codes for Xbox Live Gold trial subscriptions are only available in select games and bundles.
• You can’t access Games with Gold for the Xbox 360 with this type of Xbox Live Gold trial subscription.
  
• You can’t stack prepaid codes for Xbox Live Gold trial subscriptions from games or console bundles. This means that you can’t start another trial period before your current trial period has finished. However, you can purchase a new paid Xbox Live Gold subscription
  and start the subscription at any time during the trial period.
• If you don’t currently have a paid Xbox Live Gold subscription, there is no limit to the number of times you can use this type of Xbox Live Gold trial subscription.

http://support.xbox.com/billing/xbox-subscriptions/trial-gold-subscription

The following limitations and restrictions apply to Xbox Live trial subscriptions from games or console bundles:

• If you have an existing paid Xbox Live Gold subscription, you can’t redeem Xbox Live Gold trial subscriptions from games or console bundles to extend your subscription period. However, you can redeem the prepaid code once your current paid subscription
  expires.
• Prepaid codes for Xbox Live Gold trial subscriptions are only available in select games and bundles.
• You can’t access Games with Gold for the Xbox 360 with this type of Xbox Live Gold trial subscription.
• You can’t stack prepaid codes for Xbox Live Gold trial subscriptions from games or console bundles. This means that you can’t start another trial period before your current trial period has finished. However, you can purchase a new paid Xbox Live Gold subscription
  and start the subscription at any time during the trial period.
• If you don’t currently have a paid Xbox Live Gold subscription, there is no limit to the number of times you can use this type of Xbox Live Gold trial subscription.

In my Services & subscriptions page I can see:

Subscription

Prepaid 3M Xbox LIVE Gold

Expires on

3/24/2016

Paid with

Prepaid card

Hey there MeridianWolf,

According to the Xbox Live Gold Trial Page
HERE.

"Prepaid codes for Xbox Live Gold trial subscriptions included with games or console bundles

Some games or console bundles may include a prepaid code for a 2, 3, or 14 day Xbox Live Gold trial subscription. This trial subscription starts as soon as you activate the prepaid card.

The following limitations and restrictions apply to Xbox Live trial subscriptions from games or console bundles:

• If you have an existing paid Xbox Live Gold subscription, you can’t redeem Xbox Live Gold trial subscriptions from games or console bundles to extend your subscription period. However, you can redeem the prepaid code once your current paid subscription
  expires.
• Prepaid codes for Xbox Live Gold trial subscriptions are only available in select games and bundles.
• You can’t access Games with Gold for the Xbox 360 with this type of Xbox Live Gold trial subscription.
• You can’t stack prepaid codes for Xbox Live Gold trial subscriptions from games or console bundles. This means that you can’t start another trial period before your current trial period has finished. However, you can purchase a new paid Xbox Live Gold subscription
  and start the subscription at any time during the trial period.
• If you don’t currently have a paid Xbox Live Gold subscription, there is no limit to the number of times you can use this type of Xbox Live Gold trial subscription."

So by that design, you should be able to access Xbox One Games with Gold Titles, but not Xbox 360. It's possible the trial just took a bit of time to populate before you were able to download some titles.

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