Cannot put my account on hold

I have just been on the phone with the dstv call center, and we not put my account on hold tomorrow , to reconnect when I return from leave in January. The reason is I have paid for the whole month - so they can only disconnect on the 01st of January.<br> <br> I have been putting my account on hold and paying the reconnect fee when I return and reconnect for years.<br> If they charge for Dstv per day and I don't pay on a debit order, I do not see this as an issue.<br> <br> Please help.