How will Quicken charge for additional Check Pay transactions over the allowance?

Question

I am sending over 20 online checks every month using Quicken Bill pay, and those are now Check Pay.  The monthly allowance is for 3 transactions.  I don't have vendors that allow Quick pay and I have auto payments for all vendors that offer the service.  I remember reading that Quicken would charge and allow additional transactions, but I don't see any recent information about this.  Please don't tell me that Quicken will force me to go back to mailing paper checks.  We are forced into this new system, paying more and getting less.  I used Quicken Deluxe for many years and was forced to buy Premier to be able to use Bill Pay, and now you are removing that capability.

Sherlock · Answer

You had said you were using Quicken Bill Pay to send over 20 online payments (by check).

If you are not paying for the online bill payment service and are able to issue more than 15 online payments each month, I suspect you are already using the online payment services provided by a financial institution that allows you to issue online payments from within Quicken using the Direct Connect connection method.   
 
Again, Premier is not required to issue online payments.  You may want to consider downgrading to Deluxe: https://www.quicken.com/support/how-do-i-manage-my-quicken-subscription

Qkenoldie · Answer

I setup, schedule and send my Payments from my accounts using Quicken, I don’t set up my payments at the bank portal.  This is what I know and call online payments.  I am not paying additional for that service and I am not limited on the number of transactions allowed.  Apparently Bill Pay is a separate service that is paid for. 
 From your posting I understand that I have not been using Bill Pay and that I can continue to send my online payments as usual because this is a service from my bank that I can execute from Quicken.  So, Bill Pay and now Bill Manager Check Pay is for users that can't send online payments through their bank.  Thank you very much for clarifying.

Sherlock · Answer

The current payment allotment plans are documented at: https://www.quicken.com/support/quicken-bill-manager-how-many-payments-can-i-make-each-month

Quicken has also stated they plan to offer plans with more payments soon: https://www.quicken.com/support/quicken-bill-manager-windows-frequently-asked-questions

We were never forced to use Premier to be able to use Quicken Bill Pay.

Your monthly Check Pay limit should be 6 for Premier or 15 if you have been paying  $9.95 a month for Quicken Bill Pay and continue to pay $9.95 for Quick Pay and Check Pay.  I suggest you contact Quicken Support: https://www.quicken.com/support/quicken-support-options