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Downgrading Account After Paying for Annual Plan Immediately Restricts Account Features???
The auto-renewal for my annual plan just went through today. I forgot to cancel auto-renew, so that's on me (Dropbox seems to be one of the few remaining subscription services that doesn't send a re...
drewsouth wrote:
Dropbox seems to be one of the few remaining subscription services that doesn't send a reminder email prior to the auto-renewal
They do send reminder emails. I've received one every year about one month prior to my renewal.
Dropbox will immediately restrict access to my already paid-for features, while at the same time denying refunds?No, that's not accurate. When you cancel a subscription, all you're cancelling is the automatic renewal. You'll retain your account benefits until your next billing period, at which point your account will be downgraded to the Basic plan.
Rich
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drewsouth wrote:
Dropbox seems to be one of the few remaining subscription services that doesn't send a reminder email prior to the auto-renewal
They do send reminder emails. I've received one every year about one month prior to my renewal.
Dropbox will immediately restrict access to my already paid-for features, while at the same time denying refunds?
No, that's not accurate. When you cancel a subscription, all you're cancelling is the automatic renewal. You'll retain your account benefits until your next billing period, at which point your account will be downgraded to the Basic plan.
You're absolutely right. I searched my inbox again, and there was a reminder email, unopened. I guess I got busy and forgot about it.
Thanks for the assist.
