Are monthly service charges (call, text, data) billed in advance or in arrears?

Every instance I find regarding this matter on the website it says it's in advance. But when I called about my bill, the lady on the phone said my bill that's due is from the previous month. So which is it? If it's billed in advance I just paid a bill that I should not have needed to pay as my account was cancelled over a week before that month's billing cycle even started. If I already paid this amount and should not have had to, what should I do? Edit:To clarify, the due date for my bill (which I assumed was in advance) was on June 26 but I cancelled my account on June 16. If it's in advance I paid a bill for service from June 26 - July 26 for an account that was cancelled over a week before that cycle started; basically paying for nothing.

sandblaster wrote:
Birdblood wrote:
Every instance I find regarding this matter on the website it says it's in advance. But when I called about my bill, the lady on the phone said my bill that's due is from the previous month. So which is it? If it's billed in advance I just paid a bill that I should not have needed to pay as my account was cancelled over a week before that month's billing cycle even started.
If I already paid this amount and should not have had to, what should I do?
Edit:
To clarify, the due date for my bill (which I assumed was in advance) was on June 26 but I cancelled my account on June 16. If it's in advance I paid a bill for service from June 26 - July 26 for an account that was cancelled over a week before that cycle started; basically paying for nothing.
It is billed in arrears but not by a complete month. For example, my billing cycle runs form the 24th to the 23d. So my currently bill cycle of June 24 - July 23 was billed on June 29th and the due date for that bill is July 14th. So when I pay in a few days, I am paying for the current service month, not the next service month. The same should be true for you. Your last bill was for May 26 - June 26, not for June 26 - July 26. Anyway, just look at the bill details. It will show you the dates for what it is covering.
To clarify: it is billed in advance by a full month.
You were billed on June 24 (even though you probably couldn't see your bill). The bill is for service from June 24 through July 23, which is a full month. Your payment date/due date are unrelated to how you are billed.

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