My son switched providers the day after I paid for his monthly plan, how do I get credit for payment

[Breathlesshush]

My son went to a local provider and signed up for a 2 year contract, mainly to get a new iPhone. He ported his number to the new provider (unbeknownst to me!), the day AFTER I paid for his plan. How can I either have the payment applied to my account, or receive credit/refund of the payment?

I refuse to believe that it's just "gone"...easy enough to track payment and transfer to my account I would think.

Any help/advice appreciated!! Thanks in advance!

[Breathlesshush]

Hmmm...I'm pretty sure I was asking for advice regarding the possibility of receiving a refund...

HOWEVER, it seems a couple of people thought I was looking for parenting advice...

[Breathlesshush]

So after I posted this and read the first few comments, I was totally mortified when I realized I was acting like a newbie and asking for something that I KNEW wasn't available. 

*Hangs head in shame*

I'm sorry. 

[computergeek541]

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@joshmandrusiak wrote:

Not allways. I had a pre paid account with virgin and i had to pay one month extra even though my number was portad 

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Since you're saying that the old carrier did not automatically close your account, that's their fault. You should have fought it. Upon porting out, they must close out that service and aren't allowed to keep charging you.

[joshmandrusiak]

Not allways. I had a pre paid account with virgin and i had to pay one month extra even though my number was portad 

[darlicious · Accepted solution]

@Breathlesshush  Well it never hurts to ask....and the community has overwhelmingly said you are out of luck. I'm usually the champion for asking for some leeway from public mobile but in this case I just don't see the point in wasting the moderators time. Your son decided to take charge of his account and what phone he wanted and what provider he wants to be with and how much he is willing to pay for his service. Look at that payment as a huge savings on your part. Its the last time you have to pay for his service. Hes responsible for his own bills now. Youll get your money back next month when you dont have to fork out for his bill.

[cellphoneuser1]

This isn't something Public should pay for. Your son should pay. There aren't  any carriers that'll refund prepaid. The money is gone.

[CannonFodder]

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@Anonymous wrote:

 @Breathlesshush 

Get your son to work off his gaff in chores over and above what he already does.

Take it out of his allowance.

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@Breathlesshush  Agreed - obviously your son was fully aware that you were paying for his phone service, so if he switched providers, without giving you a heads-up, that's on him.

[Anonymous]

 @Breathlesshush 

Get your son to work off his gaff in chores over and above what he already does.

Take it out of his allowance.

Deny him a particular paid activity that you probably would have paid otherwise or have in the past.

But you won't be getting money from Public Mobile.

With what money did he move over to another provider?

[mimmo]

@popping in such clear cases there is no need to direct people to moderators. Please direct customers to simon/mods only when it is clearly a situation they can fix, especially now when I believe we might be facing a reduced moderator levels.

[will13am]

@Breathlesshush , you can refuse to believe it but it is true, there are no refunds.  When you signed up for the service, there was a step that involve accepting the terms of service which include condition on refunds.  Sorry, but you need to coordinate with the rest of the family a bit better.  If your son ported to another Telus brand, you might have a case to plead.  But if it is to a competitor, take the loss and move on.  

[kselmak]

I'm sorry to hear that

You most likely won't be able to recover anything

You could try asking, they are usually very nice and like to retain costumers

[gblackma]

@Breathlesshush  PM is a prepaid service there are no refunds. And since your son ported his number out. The account is closed.

[geopublic]

@Breathlesshush  When porting out your number the account automatically closes. Those are the rules.

[popping]

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@Breathlesshush wrote:

My son went to a local provider and signed up for a 2 year contract, mainly to get a new iPhone. He ported his number to the new provider (unbeknownst to me!), the day AFTER I paid for his plan. How can I either have the payment applied to my account, or receive credit/refund of the payment?

I refuse to believe that it's just "gone"...easy enough to track payment and transfer to my account I would think.

Any help/advice appreciated!! Thanks in advance!

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PM is a prepaid service.  There is no refund for the unused days with the prepaid service.

You son can afford for an new iPhone with his credit check.  He should be able to pay you back.

You can create a moderator support ticket to beg your money back(YMMV) using the ? button at the right side bottom corner of this page.

1. Tell SIMon what is the issue
2. Ask for "moderator"
3. SIMon will give your 2 choices. Click on the "Account-specific question"
4. Then, click on "No, I want a human"
5. Click "Submit a ticket"
6. Follow instruction to create support ticket.

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If you cannot find your ticket in your SENT box, You did not create your support ticket yet. Also monitor your INBOX for any reply from moderator.
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