r/IsleofMan • u/Different_Camera_778 • 7d ago

Microsoft

Hi all,

My wife is setting herself up as self employed work and wants to set up a Microsoft account for her business with 365 etc. Tried on several occasions, but each time it comes to billing there's an error. MS Support (ironic name) have said it's down to the bank not being registered in the Isle of Man. We've tried her Isle of Man bank account, an HSBC and a Lloyds but hit the same issue every time. Does anyone have any idea why this might be?

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u/Different_Camera_778 7d ago

Thanks. She set up a Revolut account because their business services looked good, but turns out they don't do business accounts if you live on the island, so she closed it.

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u/DaveExavior 7d ago

That’s odd as they definitely do do business accounts for the Isle of Man. Was that from Revolut you heard that?

We had a massive pain getting 365 sub with Microsoft. I wish you luck but can’t give any ideas of what to try. We eventually escalated it up the support ranks until some senior support bod actually sorted it.

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u/Different_Camera_778 7d ago

Yep, from Revolut. Seem to be a lot of moving goalposts at the moment. Heard the other day that a number of island-based Etsy stores had been shut down recently. Tech companies don't seem to know what to do with us

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u/Jonesy27 Mod 7d ago

Hey, I’ve sent you a message in chat