Personal subscription paid for a year, been taken away with technical problem.

Andrew Prettejohn 0 Reputation points
2026-09-13T01:56:22.0766667+00:00

Account and product

  • State that this is about Microsoft 365 Personal and access to Word on a MacBook.
  • Confirm the Microsoft account email you’re signed in with.

Timeline of events

  • Mention that you purchased Microsoft 365 Personal, paid up front, and that the subscription shows an end date of July 2027.
    • Explain that you later upgraded to Microsoft 365 Family.
      • Note that you then cancelled/withdrew the Family subscription because it did not provide Copilot credits as expected.
        • After this change, your Personal subscription now shows as cancelled on the Microsoft website.
        Current problem
        - **You no longer have access to Word on your MacBook; the apps behave as if there is no active subscription.**
        
           - **Your account portal shows the Personal subscription as cancelled, even though you have already paid through July 2027.**
        
           **What you are requesting**
        
              - **Ask them to review your billing and subscription history (Personal purchase, upgrade to Family, cancellation).**
        
                 - **Request that they either restore your originally paid Microsoft 365 Personal subscription through July 2027 or provide equivalent access to Word based on the payment already made.**
        

Additional information you can offer

  • Approximate purchase date for the Personal subscription and the upgrade/cancellation dates for Family (if you know them).
    • Confirm that you have already checked for other Microsoft accounts and that all subscriptions associated with your accounts show as cancelled despite the payment.
Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For home | MacOS
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  1. Andrew Prettejohn 0 Reputation points
    2026-09-13T01:57:14.06+00:00

    Can I please talk to a real person that can understand my technical issue, Please

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  2. Andrew Prettejohn 0 Reputation points
    2026-09-13T02:29:29.0766667+00:00

    Poor customer service, given the run around

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