Will I be charged for my Azure Virtual Machine?

Brendle 96 Reputation points
2021-02-11T19:55:40.747+00:00

I'm new to Azure, I'm only testing it out for a bit by making a Virtual Machine. I had a free trial for a few days, the site said I could change to Pay As You Go and keep the £150 free usage on the account. I can no longer see this. Also, the VM I chose said it was about £850 a month, I'm worried that I will be charged for this even though everywhere online said Azure is completely free for one month.

My account page says I've been charged about £5 so far for the time logged in, which I assume is coming out of the £150 credit I was given. Basically I'd like you to confirm that I will not be charged about £850 for all of this after a month.

If I will not be charged, then my next question is, do I need to cancel the subscription the day before the month runs out? Because if I do not, will I be charged a lot of money? I just wanted to give Azure a quick try but I'm worried now because my account seems to suggest I'll have to pay for all this. I will delete and cancel it right now if I can avoid all that cash being taken out.

Thank you for your time.

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  1. Brendle 96 Reputation points
    2021-02-11T23:36:22.273+00:00

    Your mssg is the same mssg you posted earlier but you deleted it. My response to that mssg is still up here, though, so that response of mine is still relevant (it says " I'm looking at that link now, I can't see anywhere where it says if it is, or is not in the trial"). Never mind, I will find out through other ways.

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  1. Dave Patrick 426.1K Reputation points MVP
    2021-02-11T20:11:47.64+00:00
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  2. Brendle 96 Reputation points
    2021-02-11T20:28:46.8+00:00

    Thank you for the reply.

    The FAQ's confuse me a little though. I am worried now because the VM I chose is called 'Standard_NV6' and I don't see it mentioned anywhere. My account currently says it's charging me about £5.50 for the time I've used on it, which is fine and looking at your links, they did confirm that I still do have the £150 credit I was given with the free trial.

    However, am I going to be charged for the Standard_NV6 which had £850 next to it, at the end of the month? I would assume that the 'Costs by resource' page would say £850 if I was going to be charged that.

  3. Brendle 96 Reputation points
    2021-02-11T20:42:22.087+00:00

    Hi DSPatrick, thank you for the response. I'm looking at that link now, I can't see anywhere where it says if it is, or is not in the trial.

    If I delete the VM now and cancel the subscription, will I still be charged for the £850+ ? I have used it for about five hours.

    I have just checked by bank account and have been charged £25 by MS already. Looking into it, it says 'Azure support plans. You have an active support plan for this account'. I don't know what this is and don't remember signing up to it, but I must have. I don't remember seeing anything that would cost £25 for support.

  4. Brendle 96 Reputation points
    2021-02-11T21:51:10.247+00:00

    Thanks. I have made a ticket. But can anyone tell me if I will be charged £850, yes or no?

    Also, why was I charged for Developer Support? I never signed up to that subscription.

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