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. DaveM121 929.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-09-13T05:12:23.0733333+00:00

    If you had a Microsoft 365 personal subscription, then upgraded to the Family version, what happens is the remaining time on the Personal subscription is converted to the Family subscription at a pro-rata percentage (92%) to extend the Family subscription, if you then cancel the Family subscription, that essentially cancels both subscriptions.

    Did you receive a refund for the Family subscription after you cancelled it, and if so, was the refund just for the price of the second Family subscription, did that not include the personal subscription converted time.

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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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  3. 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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