D'Arcy from Winnipeg
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Microsoft, I just want to cancel my account...

Tuesday, April 24, 2007 1:45 AM

I had a smart watch...but I lost it. I need to cancel my account.

I go to the Microsoft website instructed in the email...when I select "Cancel" account, I get nothing. Well, I get something, but its useless. Really horrible website btw...not intuitive at all (and I'm usually pretty nice about critquing...)

I call the customer account number. Some guy who is very nice tells me that I can't cancel it there...he's going to transfer me to the right department.

I get to the new phone menu..."Welcome to MSN direct", and select "Smart Watch" and then "Cancel my account".

All right, talking to a real person again. She tells me I'm at the wrong department (?!). I'm being transferred...again.

Oh wait...no I'm not...she can't transfer me, so she gives me the number.

1-866-658-7032

"Welcome to MSN direct"...uh oh, I've heard this before...

"Are you calling about a smartwatch?"

yes

"Cancel your account, press 4"

Ok...new guy...this sounds promising. Excellent...got my account cancelled...pleasant, informative...exactly what I wanted the first time I called. ;)

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# re: Microsoft, I just want to cancel my account...

I received a e-mail from microsoft hot mail plus that it would renew Sept.24th for $19.95 it said i could cancel.I tried to cancel,but the web.site won't let me.It says tempory down and it's been this way sence i got the e-mail on Aug.25th.I want to cancel the plus.Please could you do this so i don't get charged?Thank you.....Sandy 9/1/2009 5:16 PM | sandy mckenzie

# re: Microsoft, I just want to cancel my account...

I just want to cancel because. I was more happy with my old window 10/13/2009 6:53 PM | Griselda Henderson

# re: Microsoft, I just want to cancel my account...

Got into this mess by misatake. I have had that Microsoft message on my screen for a week now and Have been hitting CANCEL all of the time, as I did tonight, but suddenly I was in Microsoft! I don't appreciate being roped into this and I want it canceled immediately! Please do so!! 10/26/2009 12:40 AM | Marilyn

# re: Microsoft, I just want to cancel my account...

close accounts 1/30/2010 10:53 AM | robert mathias

# re: Microsoft, I just want to cancel my account...

i really dont use it anymore and i would want to just delete it... but it won't let me and i don't know why? please just delete it. 2/5/2010 10:33 PM | maria

# re: Microsoft, I just want to cancel my account...

i want to close my account 8/15/2010 12:18 PM | martin.s.fellows

# re: Microsoft, I just want to cancel my account...

Microsoft has sunk to a new low . . . using “trial traps” . . . yes one must contact customer support to cancel a trial. There’s plenty of opportunity to sign up for more services but they make it very hard to cancel. I called Microsoft support . . . all the options for Azure support were available EXCEPT the one to cancel . . . it says they are CLOSED! I’m just going to tell my cedit card company to charge back all Microsoft fees and move on to open source . . . there’s plenty of free software out there that works suffciently well given the cost. Azure is lack luster to say the least and high priced given the limited services. BTW: I was a devoted Microsoft customer for 15 years . . . I’m also a MCSE . . . but I’m giving up on Microsoft because they really are indifferent, at best, to the impact they have on customers.

10/17/2010 7:25 AM | not given

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need to cancel my hotmail account 11/23/2010 5:07 PM | Derrick

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