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on โ09-20-2024 05:57 PM
I have 4 accounts with 3, for myself and 3 children (one of whom is now an adult).
No issues with the accounts for the younger two and we can login using their email addresses fine.
But for years now we keep having a recurring problem with me being unable to log into my own account/phone numberโฆ I input my mobile phone number, email address and password and it says itโll send a verification codeโฆ then sends a code to my adult daughters numberโฆ when the code is input, it takes us to her phone numbers accountโฆ
No less than 3 times not, customer services have assured me that my email address isnโt linked to her phone number, and they have โchangedโ the address to her email address. It shouldnโt have needed to be changed each timeโฆ but apparently is has been.
Iโve been told to uninstall and reinstall the app and then re register with my email addressโฆ guess whatโฆ same problem. So Iโm unable to access my own phone numbers account online.
Iโve asked if we can transfer my daughters phone number account, entirely into her name, as sheโs an adult and sheโs paid her own bill for years nowโฆ to be told theyโre unable to do that and to re contact them in a few weeks as theyโre updating systems yet againโฆ weโve had my daughters number with 3 for over 10 yearsโฆ probably 20 years actuallyโฆ
Does anyone have any ideas at all to help as Iโm started to get so frustrated that Iโm debating cancelling all 4 accounts and moving elsewhere. It shouldnโt be this hard to contact three, and/or get a resolution that worksโฆ and doesnโt reset itself every single time they โupdateโ their systemsโฆ which seems to revert the systems insteadโฆ
Iโm more than frustrated at this point.
Any advice and solutions will gratefully be accepted.
Many thanks โบ๏ธ
on โ09-23-2024 06:52 PM
Hello. Dannii.
Ah, that's not so good. It sounds like the younger children have separate accounts, but your other child and yourself must be on the same account. If that's the case, you should be able to view your phone number one the verification code has been verified on your daughters phone. She should also be able to see her own number.
If I'm not mistaken, you should be able to log into both phones. With the log in completed on both phones, your daughter should be able to select her own number on her phone, and your should be ale to select your number on your phone.
It's not possible to change the ownership of the account currently, but perhaps it'll be possible again some time soon. hopefully you can get this working for now until that option comes up.
Pete.
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on โ09-24-2024 11:15 AM
Hi Pete, thank you for taking the time to respond. I appreciate it.
I canโt log into both accounts, and my daughter account and mine have separate account numbers (verified from emails received as I canโt get into my own account to check).
Weโve also tried to log in using my daughters phone, and again, we can only see her account and not mine.
Itโs ridiculous, and I now have an email from 3 saying that my current plan is no longer available and I have until the middle of August to choose a new plan or theyโre automatically moving me into a more expensive oneโฆ
Iโve tried to resolve this so many times over the last few years and been failed, that Iโm now just researching alternative providers to move all 4 accounts across to as soon as possible (weโre all out of contract now).
It feels as though theyโve become complacent because theyโve had my custom for 20+ years, but Iโm tired of the lack of customer service and no willingness from them to resolve this.
on โ09-24-2024 11:17 AM
Apologies, not the middle of August to change, the middle of October.
on โ09-25-2024 02:42 PM
Hi @Dannii1263,
As Pete says, a change of ownership isn't currently possible, but I've sent you a PM to get you in touch with more help in terms of properly linking the accounts so that you can access these.
To view your private messages on the community, click on your avatar image in the top right of any community page, then "Messages".
Thanks,
Jonathan
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on โ09-26-2024 04:24 PM
Thank you for taking the time to respond Jonathan, Iโll go and check your message out now. Many thanks again.