Beta and the issue of billing

[Alhanelem]

I know direct questions rarely get answered, but this is one pointed at the community reps in hopes we can get a response.

Keeping a concrete date for the v1 shutdown is all well and good, but it brings about an interesting billing issue.

Since billing is a 30-day cycle starting from activation, I assume the dates are scattered throughout the month for when individuals are billed.

Let's assume the v1 shut down occurs Oct. 15 -- merely as a speculative example. What happens to those due to be billed Sept. 16 and beyond?

I know the response we might get is that "details will be released 'soon,'" but Oct. 15 is at the far end of the late Sept./early Oct. target. So in theory, some people may have already payed their last sub fee while others might be getting slighted and not yet know it.

I guess the most pointed way to ask what I'm pondering is; what happens if our last sub fee is less than a month away from the shutdown?

If there is going to be a lengthy shutdown, they will prorate the month, give you an extra free month of time, or give a partial refund or something. They did that after the japan earthquake when both games were down for over a week.