Top up during suspension

Maigyn
Contributor

My son has not paid his bill and the account has been suspended. Worse the account is due to be deactivated on March 18. I set up auto top up for my bank account and it says that the new bill date will be the 17th. My question, which no one seems to be able to answer at Lucky Mobile, is this.... Will they charge my account on March 17 and bring it up to date thus avoiding the deactivation, OR does the 17th come into effect next month (April) and I will physically need to top up the account before March 18? If I do top up today with a card, will they double bill and take the funds again tomorrow? 

 

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LuckyMobileAntonie
Moderator

Hey there @Maigyn , 

Welcome to the community and thanks for your post. 

We apologize if this information comes in to late. To ensure your son's account is not deactivated, you should physically top up the account immediately.

Lucky Mobile's Automatic Top-Up system typically takes 2–3 days to process from a bank account, and registering for it does not trigger an immediate payment.

 
Top-Up and Deactivation Details
  • Automatic Top-Up Delay: If you set up or update auto top-up within 2 days of your charge date, the system might miss the current cycle, and you must top up manually to restore services. Since your date is the 17th and deactivation is the 18th, relying on the automated system is risky.
  • Avoiding Deactivation: Once an account is deactivated (typically after 120 days of non-payment), the phone number is released and cannot be retrieved. A manual top-up will reactivate the service within one hour (if account is still active).
  • New Billing Date: When you top up a suspended account, the day you make that payment becomes your new Monthly Charge Date for all future months.
Will You Be Double Billed?
  • Account Credit: If you topped up on the 16th and the auto top-up is also triggered on the 17th, you will see two charges. However, because Lucky Mobile is prepaid, the second payment will simply sit as a positive balance on the account and can be used if you need to add extras within a billing cycle.

Let the community know if you have more questions.

 

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Hey there @Don Flint ,

Thanks for your post and welcome to Community.

We have a great Support article titled Service TroubleshootingOpens in a new tab or window that may help you get the account up and running.

Check it out and let us know if it helped. ☺

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LuckyMobileAntonie
Moderator

Hey there @Maigyn , 

Welcome to the community and thanks for your post. 

We apologize if this information comes in to late. To ensure your son's account is not deactivated, you should physically top up the account immediately.

Lucky Mobile's Automatic Top-Up system typically takes 2–3 days to process from a bank account, and registering for it does not trigger an immediate payment.

 
Top-Up and Deactivation Details
  • Automatic Top-Up Delay: If you set up or update auto top-up within 2 days of your charge date, the system might miss the current cycle, and you must top up manually to restore services. Since your date is the 17th and deactivation is the 18th, relying on the automated system is risky.
  • Avoiding Deactivation: Once an account is deactivated (typically after 120 days of non-payment), the phone number is released and cannot be retrieved. A manual top-up will reactivate the service within one hour (if account is still active).
  • New Billing Date: When you top up a suspended account, the day you make that payment becomes your new Monthly Charge Date for all future months.
Will You Be Double Billed?
  • Account Credit: If you topped up on the 16th and the auto top-up is also triggered on the 17th, you will see two charges. However, because Lucky Mobile is prepaid, the second payment will simply sit as a positive balance on the account and can be used if you need to add extras within a billing cycle.

Let the community know if you have more questions.

 

my account got suspended so I top up my payment. It says in my bank account that the money was received but on the Lucky Mobile app it says that the payment has failed and I cannot receive call, call people or text.

 

Hey there @Don Flint ,

Thanks for your post and welcome to Community.

We have a great Support article titled Service TroubleshootingOpens in a new tab or window that may help you get the account up and running.

Check it out and let us know if it helped. ☺