I'm happy to report that my plan renewed smoothly once again, even as the PM system was undergoing overnight maintenance this time. As before, I tried to observe as much of the process as possible to see what I can learn, though my access to the account was blocked from 12:05 AM until about 8AM due to the maintenance.
Here was my report for my previous renewal where I recorded the stages.
So far as I could tell, it was the same this time, and I have only a couple of minor observations to add:
-The earned rewards were converted to available funds almost exactly at midnight - 12:01 AM EST by my clock.
-Under the Plan & Add-ons -> Add-on Usage page, my plan's regular 12GB data allotment status was temporarily changed to "On Hold", as seen around 10PM last night.
I was still able to use data, of course. In the morning, it was back to "Active" status, reset to zero after renewal.
Everything went smoothly again as expected, and I just received a text from PM at noon today confirming my renewal. Thank you PM.
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The following is a note to those who aren't familiar with account behavior during the autopay renewal process. Here's what you would see if you happen to log in around or after midnight on your regular payment due date (date listed on the account Overview page):
If you are registered for autopay, the "suspended/expired" status is no cause for concern unless your service stops. No action is required when you see this, as the autopayment will be collected in the early morning and your service is normally renewed without interruption.
