Billing Cost Coverage

That's fine that you don't plan on upgrading. I'm not asking you to. I gave you link to the upgrade process because I was hoping it would jog your memory, so that you could feel confident that you did/did not upgrade.

As I said above SQL Database (the various meters you mentioned) is something that would be covered by the credit.

Did you check if you have Developer support using the link I gave you? Developer support has a monthly cost ($29), and [if you have it] it is a sign that you may have upgraded to Pay-As-You-Go, because if you take a look at the link you will see part of upgrade process pre-selects Developer support option.

You said you don't remember upgrading, but I don't have way to know for sure if you did or not. I'm volunteer here with many years experience dealing with technical as well as billing issues, but I don't have access to your subscription and/or billing information.

Also, I'm not aware of easy/clear way you can check your subscription to see if you upgraded or not, especially since you have canceled it. If you hadn't canceled it there are some things I could have you check to see if Free trial limits are still in place (and thus confirming subscription hadn't been upgraded).

Two potential options I would recommend:

a) Wait until invoice is generated and see if it shows zero balance. Based on information you have given me the resources you used are covered by the $200 credit, except if you purchased Developer support plan, which isn't covered. This is another reason why I wanted you to check if you have Developer support.

If your invoice shows a balance that was charged to your credit card, at that point you can create free Billing support request and ask billing engineer to fix it. Being charged for your SQL Database use under $200 during free trial would not be normal and would be some sort of bug if it happens.

b) Create a free Billing support request now, and when they respond ask billing engineer whether you will be charged for anything, explain that you are concerned.

I can help you with the steps to create Billing support request. It is confusing process.

I checked support plans and the Basic section only has a Check, does it confirm that I dont have the 29$ monthly plan? Does all of my costs covered by the free credit at this point?

I checked the Support Plans and the Basic plan only has a Check, the $29 Developer plan one has no Check. Does this confirm that all that I have is a covered by Free Credit based on other information I gave you?

Yes, you should be fine. You still need to verify you weren't charged anything when you receive your invoice.

The reason I say to verify is there are times when Azure billing system makes mistakes. Vast majority of the time it is accurate, however, sometimes it gets messed up.

Last year I deleted a resource and it kept charging me for it each day anyway. There was a bug they had to fix and then they reversed the charges. Took several weeks, all the while charges kept accruing.

Please click Accept Answer and upvote to close up this thread. If you get invoice and it shows charges come back here and I'll walk you through creating support case.

Thank you.

Im changing to a free hosting, I already backed up my database made on azure, to avoid being charged anyway, do you agree that I should delete Subscription and all of database on my account? I want to delete all of the sources of charges just incase I keep getting charged after Nov 5 when my free credit expires. I already disabled the subscription, is this enough to make sure I don't get charged anymore even though my database status is still online?

Before canceling Azure subscription I like to download any data that needs to be saved and then delete all resources and resource groups. If there were dedicated HSMs I purge them after delete.

I don't actually delete subscription until after getting invoice and some time has elapsed.

Cancel and delete your Azure subscription

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/cancel-azure-subscription

@Mark Ballelos Any update?

Im waiting for the invoice in Nov 9 before deleting anything, for now im waiting. One last thing im concerned about, I think I asked this from recent comments but I will ask again, even though my Credit will expire in Nov 5, will it still be counted in the invoice that will be generated in Nov 9? The billing coverage listed Oct 1-31 so will the credit cover this and am I safe from being charged?

You didn't have subscription until Oct 6th or somewhere around there, correct? So the credit period extends to November 5th, which includes the relevant invoice period of 6-31st. In other words, the credit was active during the entire billing period, and based on what you said above you didn't use all of it, so you should be fine.

Yes correct, the credit is still applied even though the subscription is disabled right? I only disabled it to avoid additional charges. I will come back here after the invoice is generated.

@Mark Ballelos Any update?

Hello, I have received my invoice yesterday and the azure free credit completely covered it. Thank you for giving me answers as im new to azure, it gives me relief and removes my worries.

@Mark Ballelos You are welcome. Please sign in using your "Mark Ballelos" account and click Accept Answer on my answer above.

Thank you.

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