Account Status: Plan Expired and on AutoPay

[deville]

I am on autopay and it is suppose to renew today. However, at the moment, the overview of my account shows it has expired and that my account is currently suspended. I phoned in to received a message that my account is suspended and that my next auto payment will be made tomorrow even though it is due today. How do I rectify this. I could add to my account but will I be charged first. Why did they not take my auto payment today? I can't talk to anyone as there is no one available at this time. Please, can someone help me with this?

[srlawren]

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[stonechucker]

AutoPay doesn't take your money from your credit card / visa debit until early the following morning (Toronto Time).  In my mind, the Payment Due date, is actually the date you must submit voucher or manual payments to the system to ensure continuous service.

I checked via the 611 service, using the automated system - If you know your PIN, you can also do this.  It will tell you the next expected autopay date and time (I can't recall if they state timezone), but you will notice it is not the same date, but early the next morning.

This has seemed to change since I first joined Public Mobile.  I think originally, my payments were processed around 9:00 pm Toronto time.

[will13am]

This has nothing to do with Canada Trust.  It's a quirk of the self serve portal.  There are many, many quirks besides this one.

[rhysem]

You're not with Canada Trust are you? I had the same thing happen to me, and bank weirdness with EFT transfers is still happening.

[deville]

Well, it seems to be working right now, but I'm at home. It wasn't working a few hours ago when I was out and about which was a real hassel because I really needed the data at the time. Quite frustrating, to say the least. I was doing lots of cursing.;-)  I'm going to have faith that it will work in the morning when I have to leave home. However, I don't want this to happen again. As I said, I was pretty aggrevated.

[will13am]

Don't worry, this is a glitch in the system that displays errant information on renewal night.  Just sleep on it and everything will work out fine in the morning.  Auto pay will do its thing in the next few hours.  The account will show as active in the morning.  Just to confirm, the service is still working right now? 

[NDesai]

@deville If services are working fine, then don't worry. This is a normal process where the renewal takes place at midnight and completes by the morning. So check back in the morning and if things aren't right, you can contact mod for help.