I downloaded the most recent issue of MyHeritage, and couldn't sync my files. Sent a request to solve the issue. It took several replies before it was solved. Even though it took more than a week, the technician stayed with me as we went through possibilities. Turns out that this issue of: MyHeritage had some problems and "sync" was one of them. Re-downloading the more recent of the new MyHeritage got everything working. Some times it seems the service is slow, but they keep at it until the problem is resolved.
I would like to see a way that MyHeritage can sync more than 10,000 family files in a more timely fashion. I am pleased with MyHeritage at this point.
I have found that my family is related to the developer of Troy, as well as William the Conqueror and through him all of the subsequent monarchs of Great Britain. There are many Roman Emperors in my file. Too bad I didn't inherit their realms and fortune.:-)
Try talking to a real person just doesn't happen they keep referring you to their help Centre which is no help whatsoever when you need to speak to someone. They never answer the phone or give call backs. Very frustrating.
I had a DNA question about not being able to upload my raw file. Dana, the MH customer representative patiently walked me through the process. I discovered that this can't be done on an IPad. You must be using a computer! Who knew! Thank you Dana.
I have been enjoying my premium subscription to MyHeritage, which gives me a huge amount of information to add to my family tree. There is also the option to send a message to another subscriber (& possible distant relative). Today I had a question about contacting another subscriber whose link I could not find. I had a very friendly and helpful call with AoifeD in customer service. She explained a few things about using the site (still have not found the actual link I need but I'm on the way).
Before 1 year I upgraded my account. This year my card was charged automatically, without my permission. However after I informed them, they responded within a few minutes and sent me back my money. Very good and fast problem solving!
On January 5th 2018 I was billed &127.20 plus 20% vat for 12 months subscription for access to The Premium Plus Family Site. Up to press I have been unable to access anything but the basic site. I've Emailed with no response. Could somebody get back to me please?
Got to say that Dean has Emailed me today and credited back the overcharged amount back to my account. Quite satisfied now, but still cant understand the reason for the double charging in the first place.
I am so happy with MyHeritage because I could grow my family tree. The results of my DNA tests made it possible to find other relatives and we could connect our family trees which helped to find dates of birth and marriage for examples. Thus, we could find family documents. The ethnicity results are also precise and accurate, and express most of my origins
With the website MyHeritage I am cooperating with Jan 2009. I want to Express my gratitude to thank the Support Team at MyHeritage. Over all there were no unanswered letters! Assistance is lightning fast, problems are solved constructively. That is very nice - considering my years of participation in the project in connection with which I there are discounted subscription offers and bonuses! It is very important and whether that communication takes place in my native Russian language!
Huge thanks and respect Mache - very prompt professional coordinator for solving my questions in July 2017!
Such support and attitude towards customers is rare and I'm glad my family tree I decided to build this in MyHeritage!
My Heritage is the most cost effective and the most broad spectrum family research I have tried.
Ive learned a lot about my family tree from this site and have always been able to get first rate customer support when needed. Today, I spoke with Breck in sales and he took a lot of time to patiently listen to all my questions and help me make important decisions about purchasing DNA tests for my entire family.
I highly recommend this site to anyone who wants to find our more about who you are and what you are made of.
MyHeritage is affiliated with (probably owned and operated by) FamilySearch.org. Didn't know that before I did a trial period and forgot about it. Only used the site once. They charged my card $119, but only would refund $59 after I tried cancelling my subscription. That's their policy. The same is true for FamilySearch.org. This time, instead of getting my 'partial' refund, I got charged $159.
I was promised a refund of the erroneous $159 and the partial refund of $59 in... 3-10days. I asked several times to speak with a supervisor or manager. Never was allowed. And, even after their mistake (which caused other issues with my bank account), they still refused to give my initial full refund. Oh, they offered a $25 gift certificate to use on their products. I'm quite upset, to say the least.
Ancestry.com is better and the site is more user friendly, too.
With the exception of the instructions in the kit being for a different kit and after I called MyHeritage, the very polite lady on the phone helped me through the process of registering our DNA kits. She was very easy to hear and spoke clearly and not fast. It was a very good experience. I give them so far 5 stars.
I had two complaints, one IT and one financial. Both were professionally handled. Offers and counter-offers negotiated until both Service Provider and Customer were agreed on terms & conditions, so the
Issue was quickly and amicably resolved. A potential customer loss was skilfully retrieved with patience and bone fide willingness to compromise. Bouquets to Yocham, Shirley & Anthony. David Jones, Queensland, Australia
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I have discovered that payment have been take without my agreement, I cannot access the my account has it keeps saying incorrect password, I try to reset but never receive the reset email.
I have tried contacting customer service with no joy at all.
My advice to anyone considering using this website is DON'T
Dear Shane,
Thank you for your review here on SiteJabber.
Would you be so kind as to contact me at support@myheritage.com from your registered MyHeritage email address and also place my name in the subject line.
This will ensure that you are forwarded directly to me and I will look into this for you.
Thank you for your cooperation and I look forward to hearing from you.
Kind Regards,
Dean,
MyHeritage Team.
We sent our DNA test kits in one week ago, by US Mail, from Dallas to Houston, about 250 miles. As of today, they have not logged our samples into their system, so I have no way of knowing whether or not they received our samples. I used the envelope provided in the test kit, so the samples were sent first class mail. I should have used priority mail, so I would have a tracking number and proof they received the samples. The customer service rep. Was no help. She said I would have to wait, possibly up to 3 weeks before my samples are logged into the system. Then another 3-4 weeks to get results.
I had a question about the app and subscription services. I was helped by a very friendly young man called Itai. He answered all my questions, found help from a colleague when he needed to and was generally very accommodating. This is not the first time I have used the support number and will certainly make use of their service in future.
They immediately took 2 payments out of my bank. I complained and they said it was normal and the 2nd payment would be refunded in 5 business days. It has not been. Its close to Christmas and that extra $119 was for presents. Would like to cancel altogether and get both payments back. Sure, that'll happen.
Dear Pat,
I regret to hear about your experience and I'd like to help. Usually, when there is a refund, the money is back in the user's bank account within 10 business days. This time will vary depending on the bank.
MyHeritage is a refund friendly company, Pat, so please feel free to email me so I can personally assist you. My email address is elena.vipsupport@myheritage.com
Kind regards,
Elena, MyHeritage Team
As a busy man, I hate to be disturbed by incorrect or unclear messages.
The end of the message was, for any question call our number.
I have called, the lady's reply was exact and I waited not too long to have a full satisfactory answer and even gained some unexpected disscount. Thank you. Carry on.
Tried repeatedly to call customer service and either got a busy signal or recording saying that there was nobody here call later. However, being frustrated I sent an email describing my problem that I with my order and they immediately sent me a confirmation and the next day a detail response resolving my problem.
Once I really, loudly complained and then wrote this review, that is when they finally offered a refund. You can get a refund but it takes multiple emails AND a very negative review. No, finally giving me the refund won't change my review. Offering it right up would have earned a much better review.
First you cannot do ANYTHING on this site without buying a "plan", then it is billed annually only, then even the $10/mo (at annual rate) plan sends you repeated "discoveries" that only include your mom and dad that you already put on your 3 person family tree... only to find out that on this $10/mo (billed annually) plan you can't even look at ANY information (that you can get in droves on Ancestry for similar cost) even on yourself, and, lastly, you cannot cancel this "wonderful" service, only cancel the annual renewal. Mind you, I tried well within 30 days. Doesn't matter. They were generous enough to offer me manual annual renewal! Thanks but do not waste your time or your money... you get NOTHING that isn't just a fraction of what you get for similar price at other sites. Scam!
My DNA accounts were picking up trees from people who had invited me. So, those trees were linked to me and to my family members giving false information.
I still don't know how that happened.
Once I figured out how to contact My Heritage support, the solution came quick and the fix was easy,
Answer: My issue was the automatic renewal without any kind of courtesy reminder prior to the effective date, as other businesses do. Advising one year in advance is a poor business practice. When I contacted them immediately on the renewal effective date, they refused to cancel and offered me a 25% discount. They eventually gave me the full refund but it was due to me turning it over to AMEX to resolve. I do however agree with the advice to base your renewal on your own personal experience.
Answer: You can find your site subscriptions via MyHeritage homepage - pull-down menu on the right upper corner button "Settings". Then click on "My purchases", and button "Site subscriptions". Click "View details". The details contain section "Cancel subscription". Maybe you can get advice by mail from MyHeritage support team (support@myheritage.com).
Answer: If you are looking to get as many connections to your tree that you can, use My Heritage. If you want flexibility in who is added to your tree, use Ancestry.
Answer: Dear Jonathan, Yes I have the same problem, I wrote to My Heritage and they have still not responded to my request for assistance. They are highly Sloppy and unprofessional in responding to customer request for assistance. Even though they have and excellent Technical Team. Fortunately I have another Computer with Windows 8 as a result of which I am able to continue working with my Website. But recently a few problems have cropped up with the recent upgrade of the My Heritage Program and have sent in a request for assistance and till today 3-5 months later I have no response. Apparently the company believes that they can play games with the customers. I firmly believe that they have somehow gone into self destructive mode.
Answer: Probbably you should like to know what are additional charges - described on MyHeritage site: Help Center > Account and Subscriptions > Subscriptions Whats the difference between a FAMILY SITE SUBSCRIPTION and a DATA SUBSCRIPTION? A Family Site Subscription (Premium or PremiumPlus) entitles you to increased storage on your family site for people in the family tree, photos, videos and documents. A Data Subscription entitles you with the access to billions of historical records in all the collections in SuperSearch. You also get unlimited access to Record Matches, including confirming and rejecting matches, if you have a family tree on MyHeritage.com. In addition, you can save and extract information from historical records you find in SuperSearch or get with Record Matches directly to your family tree.
Answer: If you have any problem with My Heritage you should email support@myheritage and state that you with to terminate the programme. They will tell you how to go about it. Hope that helps Sandra.
Answer: I believe a direct ancestor is someone without whom you would not be here. All your other ancestors are indirect.
Answer: Julija L. A: Probbably you should like to know what are additional charges - described on MyHeritage site: Help Center > Account and Subscriptions > Subscriptions Whats the difference between a FAMILY SITE SUBSCRIPTION and a DATA SUBSCRIPTION? A Family Site Subscription (Premium or PremiumPlus) entitles you to increased storage on your family site for people in the family tree, photos, videos and documents. A Data Subscription entitles you with the access to billions of historical records in all the collections in SuperSearch. You also get unlimited access to Record Matches, including confirming and rejecting matches, if you have a family tree on MyHeritage.com. In addition, you can save and extract information from historical records you find in SuperSearch or get with Record Matches directly to your family tree.
Answer: Hi After posting my complaint about MyHeritage on here I got a very quick response from some one called Dave at the company. He told me to send an email to support@myheritage.com and add the subject Dave: sitejabber. He responded a couple of days later - I emailed on a Saturday - and the auto repeat on my subscription was cancelled and my money refunded within days. Hope this helps.
MyHeritage is generally well-regarded for its user-friendly platform and extensive database, which many customers find invaluable for tracing their ancestry and connecting with relatives. Users appreciate the regular updates and the powerful search capabilities that facilitate discoveries. However, concerns arise regarding customer service, particularly related to billing issues and the difficulty of reaching support. Some users have reported feeling overwhelmed by the volume of information and have encountered challenges in verifying data. Overall, while the service is praised for its features, improvements in customer support and communication are necessary to enhance user satisfaction.
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Hi Angelene,
I absolutely understand how frustrating it is to wait to speak to a representative and I will do all I can to help.
Our aim is to avoid long wait times and we absolutely value every single one of our genealogy researcher's questions and request for assistance. I hope that you will allow us to make up for this disappointing experience you have reported.
I would like to investigate your case personally, please send me a message from your registered email address to shane.vipsupport@myheritage.com and I will be more than happy to help you.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards,
Shane, MyHeritage Team