How to set up a free trail account for azure?

Rufaid P 0

Iam contacting with respect to the creation of a free trial account.I have created a free trial account with my personal mail for study purpose.
Now my friend setted up another account for his study purpose with his personal mail.But the debit card details given was mine.He was unable to setup th free trail and additionally $1 rupee was debited from my account.I also got a notification stating that my debit card is enabled for autopayment.How should i remove the debit card info??Will the money gets auto debited???Just to clarify again,his free trial is not setted up stating that free trial opportunity cannot beapplicable for his account.Is it because he has provided the debit card info which was already used for account creation?

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Babafemi Bulugbe 3,135 Reputation points MVP

2024-05-24T14:54:27.3666667+00:00

Hello Rufaid P,

Thank you for raising your query in the Microsoft Q&A Community.

I understand that you would like to know why your friend free trial subscription was denied and If you will be debited going forward.

Please be informed that you can only obtain a free trial subscription when you link a card that haven't already been used to get a free trail subscription. Hence, the reason your friend wasn't able to get one.

Secondly, you wont be debited as there is no need for it. Since you have also linked this debit card with your Azure Account, you will be debited if you upgrade your subscription to a pay-as-you-go subscription manually but be rest assured it wont automatically be upgraded. As regards, the 1 rupee, this is just to test if you have provided a working debit card.

You can get more information by following this link which list all the Frequently asked questions about Azure Free Account.

Let me know if further clarification is required.

Babafemi
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Rufaid P 0 Reputation points

2024-05-25T17:41:57.3933333+00:00

Hi,

Thanks for your quick reply. However, I would like to clarify something. When I checked my debit card information, I saw that there are currently two autopayments enabled under Microsoft Corporation Private Limited. One of these, I assume, is linked to my Azure account. But if the second one is not linked, why am I seeing it in my debit card information?

Additionally, is there any way to remove my debit card information from my Azure account? I have already exhausted my free trial, which was created for study purposes. I have cleaned all the resources and ended my free trial subscription. But if the debit card information is still there, is there any way to remove it?
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AnuragSingh-MSFT 21,246 Reputation points

2024-05-28T04:13:25.79+00:00

Rufaid P, Please follow the steps available in the following link to be able to delete the payment method associated with your Azure Subscription - Delete an Azure billing payment method

Also, for any clarification related to billing and subscription management, specific to your account/subscription, you may reach out to Azure support. Please note that Subscription and billing support is available for free to all Azure customers. For details, see https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/support/plans/

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Rufaid P 0 Reputation points

2024-05-28T08:07:12.0533333+00:00

@AnuragSingh-MSFT I don't have an option to delete it. Does that mean the payment method is not included in my account? If it is not included, why am I seeing it as if there is autopay enabled from Microsoft for this account? Also, an initial fee of one rupee was debited from my account and then refunded.
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AnuragSingh-MSFT 21,246 Reputation points

2024-05-30T04:51:01.65+00:00

Rufaid P, thank you for the reply. Could you please review and confirm that you have followed the steps as mentioned here - Delete a pay-as-you-go (MOSP) payment method

If you do not see a payment method here as well, you should be OK.

Also, for any clarification related to billing and subscription management, specific to your account/subscription, you may reach out to Azure support. Please note that Subscription and billing support is available for free to all Azure customers. For details, see https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/support/plans/

AnuragSingh-MSFT 21,246 Reputation points

2024-06-03T05:25:59.72+00:00

Rufaid P, Following-up to check if you had a chance to review the answer provided.

If the answer did not help, please add more context/follow-up question for it. Else, if the answer helped, please click Accept answer so that it can help others in the community looking for help on similar topics.

Rufaid P 0 Reputation points

2024-06-04T17:59:52.6833333+00:00

@AnuragSingh-MSFT Again, my request has not been fulfilled. I have followed the steps you mentioned and am attaching a screenshot for your reference. I can see that there is nothing in the payment section. However, when I check my debit card e-mandate info, I see that autopay is still enabled for Microsoft Corporation. Why is that? Shouldn't it be removed as well when we remove the payment method? Does this suggest that payment is still enabled for my account in Azure Cloud? azure_payment.PNG

AnuragSingh-MSFT 21,246 Reputation points

2024-06-05T05:36:22.5133333+00:00

Rufaid P, thank you for the reply.

I don't think the e-madate on your debit card side is under control of Microsoft. This gets registered when you sign-up, but you should be able to remove it from your bank side directly.

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Rufaid P 0 Reputation points

2024-06-06T16:26:56.8466667+00:00

@AnuragSingh-MSFT Thanks for your quick reply.Just to clarify again,Is it a usual thing that the e-mandate details get recorded in our debit card even if we remove our payment details from microsoft?

AnuragSingh-MSFT 21,246 Reputation points

2024-06-10T07:12:28.6433333+00:00

Rufaid P, based on my understanding, the e-mandate gets registered when you verify your account using debit card while registering. After that, even if you remove the payment method from Azure Account, the e-madate remains associated with your account which you can remove from your bank side.

For more details, you may reach out to Azure support. Please note that Subscription and billing support is available for free to all Azure customers. For details, see https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/support/plans/

Hope this helps.

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Rufaid P 0 Reputation points

2024-06-10T07:59:27.5533333+00:00

Thank you for your continuous support. I really appreciate your timely responses.
I have a quick question. Is there any method to get a free Azure account for study purposes? I have already exceeded my free trial once, but I just need to deepen my knowledge. Is there any method we can avail?

AnuragSingh-MSFT 21,246 Reputation points

2024-06-14T10:21:20.6766667+00:00

Rufaid P, thank you for the reply.

There is a limit of one account with free services and $200 credit per new customer. For details, see "How many free account offers am I allowed to sign up for" - https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/free-account-faq

You may ask your friend/colleague to sign up and add you as a user to their subscription.

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AnuragSingh-MSFT 21,246 Reputation points

2024-06-18T08:09:38.6433333+00:00

Rufaid P, Following-up to check if you had a chance to review the reply provided.

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