Skype premium and 'reward' of Unlimited World subs...

Question

Reward for existing Skype Premium Subscribers?
When I saw the May 2014 email about Premium changing and premium subscribers being 'rewarded', I thought it was great because we have family outside of the USA but the way this has been handled was not the best and now we have a mess with my account and support doesn't seem equipped to help. Here is my history...
Watched my Paypal Charged for the Unlimited World - (a charge that I did not request)
My account has been in a state since 14 May myself - I saw a charge as it was applied to my Paypal account, it was for the unlimited world subscription that I did not purchase. I immediately contacted skype and Skype Support offered to refund that money and the switch to Unlimited World would happen soon after without any charges.
Endless Support Conversations
Now, I have been having chat's and exchanging emails with Skype because I was told:
1. I would automatically be switched to Unlimited World (as noted above) but this did not happen
2. Then, I was told I would NOT be switched until Renewal. (support provided a link that explained this)0
3. Then, I was told I would and already had been switched to unlimited world - which is not true
4. Puchase History Descrepency - I've provided details that my Skype Purchase History shows fewer transactions than my Paypal account (as in charges and refunds from Skype). Skype history shows a refund only, Paypal shows a charge and a refund on the same day!
The Support discussions are difficult:
1. Partly because the english used is volumous but hard to understand (ESL, I have to think)
2. Partly because each person seems to assure me things either are fixed (unsatisfactorily) or will be fixed (satisfactorily) - and this issue has not been resolved.
3. Partly because each person doesn't seem to have a complete picture of the problem I have been describing.
Each time, we seem to discuss some smaller details instead of the real issue.
I've been using skype for over 10 years now and the change since Microsoft has taken over is very strange on the support side.
Has anyone else had such problems or noticed such a change with Skype (which used to be somewhat hip and cool)?
L
Skype user from nearly the beginning! Loved the early Skype, challenges and all. (Have been a member of nearly all versions of Skype forums over the years but history has been forgotten.)

Answer 1

I believe the objective and query of my communications both here and with both Skype Support Live Chat and Skype Support by email has been clear from the beginning - I have been asking "when" the Skype Unlimited World Calling would be added to my Skype Premium account as noted in the May 2014 email saying Premium subscriptions would be rewarded - Noting that I had made a call to Spain and saw my credit being deducted when I expected the Unlimited World Subscription might have been applied (which I thought was a great reward).
Overall, I don't think this is a terribly difficult issue, at least not until I got involved with Skype's various support representatves. Here is a brief summary, chronologically (summarised because there have been more the 5 exchanges with Support so far):
1. When? - Looking for a time when the Unlimited World Calling would be applied to my account.
2. Charge/Refund? - Asking that an unrequested charge against my account be explained and then accepting the offer of Skype support to refund that money and being told the Unlimited World Calling would be applied to my account in some time.
3. Support says 'Resvoled' - Looking for the Unlimited World Calling some time later, being told that it HAS been applied when it was not.
4. Please Verify - Asking for Support to check my account to verify that the Unlimited World Calling WAS actually applied to my account because I could not see it.
5. Descrepency - I then pointed out to Skype Support that I now see a descrepency between what I see on my Skype Purchase History vs. my Paypal Charge/Refund history.
All of the above is in the interest of the conversion from my current Preimium with a single country subscription to the Unlimited World Calling subscription.
Below is the response to my last query (that covered both 4 and 5 above) but I maintained that my over arching goal was as I stated at the top of this post (yet again):
We appreciate your response.
We understand that you are confused about the charges that you got last December 17, 2013 for the Skype premium subscription for £41.262 and another charged last may14, 2014 for the Unlimited World 12 months with the same cost.
Here is the explanation about that.
The Skype premium that you have purchased last December 17, 2014 is a bundled subscription. Meaning aside from the group video calling feature, it also have the Unlimited World 12 months that you can use to call other countries for the amount of £41.262 instead of £86.76.
However, Group Video Calling is now free and Group Video Calling is the main feature of Skype Premium. Skype replace your calling subscription that was bundled to your Skype premium with Unlimited World 12 months. That is why it has the same price as your old Skype Premium subscription.
Also the charged for the Unlimited World 12 months has been refunded already last May 14, 2014.
We do apologize for the confusion this has cause you.
We hope that this information clarified your questions.
Best regards,
Skype Customer Service
In my work, I communicate successfully by email with multinational global companies, both senior and middle management, on a daliy basis so I don't believe I am being unclear in my communications (experience would say I don't have a problem communicating).
Can anyone else see that the responses are dealing with individual details instead of the real issue?
Should I respond to the email above AGAIN trying to explain that this does NOT resolve my issue?
I'm slowly being frustrated into submission and then cancelling... all the experience here is just too painful.  (I dread checking my emails from skype now...really not enjoying this.)
L
Skype user from nearly the beginning! Loved the early Skype, challenges and all. (Have been a member of nearly all versions of Skype forums over the years but history has been forgotten.)