Just activated my account, but free 12 month free-tier is expired

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Hi all!
I probably created my account years ago, but it requires a debit cart to be associated with the account, but I didn't do that when I first signed up and abandoned my account. But now I decided to create an account, then I remembered that I already have one, so I just activated it by entering all the necessary details, including the debit card. After logging into the console I was notified that my free tier had expired, but why? Does not entering all the required information count as activating my account since I couldn't log into my account before?

I also received this letter today:
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Welcome to Amazon Web Services,

Explore more than 100 products through free trials and always free offers to start building on Amazon Web Services using the Free Tier. Some offers are only available to new customers for 12 months following your Amazon Web Services sign-up date.

When your 12 month free usage term expires or if your application use exceeds the tiers, you simply pay standard, pay-as-you-go service rates (see each service page for full pricing details). For more details, see the offer terms.

Here are a few easy ways to get started:
* Find technical documentation
* Learn with tutorials and guides
* Start building in the Amazon Web Services Console

If you have any additional questions, please contact our support services.

Sincerely,
Amazon Web Services
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Basel Mohamed · Answer

why your free tier expired and what you can do:

Account Creation: When you first signed up and created your account, it started the free tier period, even if you didn’t complete all the setup steps (like entering your debit card).

Time Elapsed: The free tier period (usually 12 months) started from the account creation date, not from when you completed the setup.

Free Tier Expiry: Since a significant amount of time has passed since you initially created the account, the free tier period has expired by the time you fully activated the account.

Oleksii Bebych · Answer

https://aws.amazon.com/free/

> 12-Months Free: These free tier offers are only available to new AWS customers, and are available for 12 months following your AWS sign-up date. When your 12 month free usage term expires or if your application use exceeds the tiers, you simply pay standard, pay-as-you-go service rates (see each service page for full pricing details). Restrictions apply; see offer terms for more details.

If you want a free tier, you need a newly created AWS account

Sivaraman Selvam · Answer

Hello,

The AWS Free Tier is available to new AWS customers for 12 months starting from the date the account is created.

> On creating AWS account, you get a discount called AWS Free Tier to try and experiment with the service and benefits for products offered as part of the 12-month free tier expire one year from your signup completion date.

Please check the following page: https://aws.amazon.com/free/registration-faqs/

Just activated my account, but free 12 month free-tier is expired

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