Incorrect information may stop XBox users from renewing
If you are attempting to renew your XBox Live Gold membership or sign up for the new family pack deals, you may experience a strange error when you attempt to renew. When I attempted to sign up a few minutes ago, it gave me this error code: "Uh oh... that shouldn't have happened. It appears you've found a glitch in the system." The console version of this is a status code error.
The worst part of this whole problem is that it did not offer me a solution or an alternative. It did not even offer a telephone number to call.
This is a revenue generating action and the console and the online site stops customers from executing and renewing. That's not good!
What does this error code mean?
For most users, it means you need to update your credit card and contact information in Microsoft's billing system.
A quick Google search of this error code shows thousands of dissatisfied users complaining about the problem and yet there's no "official" solution. The "advanced" users know there's a toll-free number to call (800-4MY-XBOX) and that they can get it fixed through a customer service representative. But this is also a problem -- every call a customer makes incurs a cost.
There's also some horror stories as well of double billing and credit card issues because anytime you add the human element to a broken automated process, there's increased chances of human error.
Microsoft engineers needs to post an online solution that can fix this problem.
As an XBox user concerned about future fees, I don't want the support cost of this product to go up, nor do I want anymore fee hikes. As a Microsoft shareholder, I also don't want the company to lose profits or customers due to this bad experience.
How'd I fix it without calling support?
I have experienced similar issues with XBox before and I found that you can update your Microsoft billing information online without having to call. The links below helped me get pass these errors and I finally was able to renew my membership WITHOUT calling billing support.
https://live.xbox.com/en-US/account: Update your contact information, email address, etc.
https://billing.microsoft.com/: Update your credit card information. Login to the online XBox/Windows Live community first.
I'm posting this hoping that Microsoft will implement a permanent fix and users have an alternative to fixing this problem without having to call.
2 comments:
Awesome dude! Worked perfectly with your links! Just went to Account info, reentered billing address and CC info and it worked! Thanks
No problem.
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