04-01-2023 07:53 PM - edited 04-01-2023 09:53 PM
I have autopay enabled. March 14 was my payment day, and on that day, I downgraded my plan from $25 to $15. I was charged twice that day, for $25+tax AND $15+tax. Can someone please explain to me how that makes sense?
Edit: thanks everyone for your replies. I’ve never had prepay plans before, and I assumed that any plan change would automatically trigger a pro-rated refund for the previous payment
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04-01-2023 11:23 PM
Not to say you won't get a credit to your account for the unwanted plan. Honest mistakes happen all the time and customer support is very reasonable about them. Contact them as per @HALIMACS's instructions and explain your error and they will very likely apply a credit.
04-01-2023 09:23 PM
Us guys are just members like you. There are no PM staff on this Community Forum on a regular bases…maybe once in a blue moon.
04-01-2023 08:57 PM - edited 04-01-2023 11:19 PM
For future reference you can schedule (or cancel) a change plan on next renewal up until 11:59:00pm eastern on day 30 of your cycle. Once it hits midnight eastern on your renewal (Day 30/Day 1) you cannot make changes but you can self suspend via lost/stolen or if you have no funds in your account balance disable autopay before 2am eastern to cause suspension due to nonpayment. Once renewals are finished and your account is suspended for non payment (or you remove lost/stolen) by noon eastern at the latest the next day.
Then you can choose to change plans by changing plans immediately or continue with the current plan by making a manual top up payment to pay for the plan you want to use for the next 30 days.
Note:
The $15 plan currently advertised on pm's plans page with unlimited Canada wide minutes is a giant error on public mobile's marketing department. The $15 plan still has 100 outgoing minutes. Public mobile will not honour that plan....especially so for existing customers. New activations will have to fight for it to be honoured or compensated.
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04-01-2023 08:10 PM
hi @wennywenny2021 not a double charge problem but you change plan and chose the wrong option. You chose Change Plan now amd caused the problem yourself. There was a big warning and you missed it
PM is prepaid and they might not be able to reverse it as you chose wrong. But submit ticket and hope
at : https://publicmobile.ca/chatbot.
First type Contact,
then select the only choice there: "Contact..",
from the list of , choose "Other"
finally click link the blue link about submit a ticket
Another page will open and just follow: .
After ticket is submitted, make sure to check your Community Inbox(top right corner envelope icon) periodically for response from PM
If you have problems submitting a ticket, you can open ticket by private message (but this can take longer):
https://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/notes/composepage/note-to-user-id/22437
04-01-2023 08:05 PM
Yes, it appears to be a timing issue more than anything. You were to have your payment taken out that day and as well, selected a new plan. Like the others mentioned, I would reach out to get a credit on your account.
04-01-2023 08:01 PM - edited 04-01-2023 08:01 PM
if the customer support agents are in a good mood, and if you ask nicely, they’ll possibly apply the second payment to your available funds, and it can be used as a credit toward future services / renewals.
04-01-2023 07:59 PM
@wennywenny2021 , when you did the plan change did you select change plan immediately? Taking that options means forfeiting the current plan cycle. That's why the double payment. I suggest using the chatbot link to initiate a support ticket and see if the CSA team will issue a refund.
04-01-2023 07:58 PM - edited 04-01-2023 07:59 PM
because there are two ways to change your plan
If you do an immediate plan change, the cycle starts from the moment you make the change and you are charged the full cycle.
In your case you allowed the cycle to renew, and then you did an immediate plan change which means you’re charged for two cycles.
It’s always advisable to make plan changes on the next cycle.