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Tuesday, April 5th, 2022 10:09 PM

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Can't access bill payment states: restricted section

Two and a half years ago, when we purchased our new home after losing our home in Paradise, Ca in the Campfire in November 2018, we opened a new account. Since that time we have had difficulty  accessing the bill payment section. It always says that neither my online or my wife's online have access to the section:it says it is a restricted section and neither of us have access. At first there were ways I could gain access through different sections but over a year ago that stopped working. I have spent numerous hours on the phone trying to get this corrected but still we don't have access...To Pay Our Bill! I believe that the last thing they suggested that I needed to use an email address through another supplier such as Sbcglobal.net. I supplied the one I had  from when SBC was our service supplier. The service person said she would call me back with further information. Like the other times this had happened before I never heard back. I'm  currently handling the bill through the mail. I requested manual bills. Why can't they fix this? I refuse to spend any more time on the phone. I have also been through this here on these boards being contacted by the pros here. That got me no where either. Yeesh. I almost think this is just me venting. I don't want to spend anymore time trying to fix this. Fix your system!

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2.2K Messages

3 years ago

Hi, @Twoinch! Welcome to the XFINITY forums page. We appreciate you greatly for spending your time to reach out to us for help with accessing the bill payment section. I am sorry to learn about this experience after the purchase of your new home after losing your home in Paradise. I hope all has been better since then. We are honored by your in choosing us as your provider. You've reached the perfect virtual door to knock on for help with billing concerns such as this. We will do everything within our power to help get this resolved for you as quickly as possible. To get started, would you mind sending us a private message with your first/last name, full address, and the XFINITY ID you use to log in to make those payments?

 

You can start by clicking the chat icon located in the top right corner on your forums page when signed in. Once there, you can search for "Xfinity Support" to compose your peer to peer ("private") message.

 

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@XfinityGabriel​ I did what you suggested but did not generate a private message

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I am very sorry about that.

Here are detailed steps to direct message us:  

  • Click "Sign In" if necessary 
  • Click the direct message icon
  • Click the "New message" (pencil and paper) icon 
  • Type "Xfinity Support" in the to line and select "Xfinity Support" from the drop-down list 
  • Type your message in the text area near the bottom of the window 
  • Press Enter to send your message 

I no longer work for Comcast.

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31.4K Messages

3 years ago

@Twoinch If @XfinityAaron didn't give you this link, I'm giving it to you [and others] now.

To find your Primary user ID, use the Lookup Tool: https://idm.xfinity.com/myaccount/lookup
 
Just enter the requested information and you will see a listing of all the user ID's on your account, one of which will be the Primary ID.

    

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3 years ago

Nothing works. No one can help. Hours online,on the phone, different departments and different levels. I WON'T spend anymore time on the to end up right where I started. Forever I will have get paper bills and mail in my check.

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@Twoinch​ Did you even try the link I posted?

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Yes,multiple times now and in the past. Long story short I always hit a point that says there is a communication error. That they have been notified and looking into it. This is multiple times in multiple years.

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@Twoinch​ ☹  Wow, I don't blame you for being fed up.  I'm sorry that that didn't work for you.

Was your account from your former home [so sorry you had to live through that but very glad you did!] linked to your current account?

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When I try to link my wife through the link I get:

Sorry

A communication error has occurred. We have been notified and are looking into the issue. Please try reloading the page or coming back later.
for three years

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@Twoinch Thank you for the screenshot. You will need to contact our Customer Security Assurance (CSA) team at 1-800-XFINITY. We have also created a ticket for our awesome offline team to get this taken care of. Thank you for your patience while we work toward a resolution. 

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38 Messages

3 years ago

The official Xfinity folks have supplied me the same link.

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Thanks for reaching back out! Have you attempted to log in using the primary username? 

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You folks weren't able to activate on either my wife's or mine log in. After hours texting trying different things they suggested that I call the security privacy people which I did multiple over the years getting nowhere...got to the point at which they were investigating the problem and never got back to me. How many hours should I invest in this? I'm above twelve hours at least. Just trying to make it so I can pay my bill easily on line. Communication errors blocking me, restricted areas, me listed primary with out the abilities of a primary, says that I can't get into the restricted billing area because I'm a secondary user, my wife is the account holder but I can't link her to the "new" account and she is linked to the old account but the account is deactivated and no one can made my log in is the account holder or actually make me the primary user...this time or after hours on the phone with different departments including the security privacy(I think I phrased the department correctly). So I get paper bills and mail in my checks. Sometimes I wonder if I didn't actually didn't pay my bill I'd get their attention. Maybe I should go back to Direct TV and the satellite. Absolutely frustrated. You'd think that after all this time someone, without me lively in contact by phone or text, could look into this and fix this without anymore action by me...the customer.

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@XfinityMichelle​ I guess that's the security assurance department

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38 Messages

3 years ago

Trying to link my wife to the new account for three years I get to this point:

Sorry

A communication error has occurred. We have been notified and are looking into the issue. Please try reloading the page or coming back later.

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38 Messages

3 years ago

I'll just watch the mail for my bill. Yeeha.

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38 Messages

3 years ago

What do I do if the bill doesn't show up in the mail?

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@Twoinch​ 

What do I do if the bill doesn't show up in the mail?

You come back here and let us know.

You didn't answer my question, though.  Was your old account linked with the account you have now?

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The old account was linked to both mine and tam's. Only mine has been successfully, with limitations and concerns, linked to the new account. At the Chico office I requested Tam be the primary as she was on the old account but also that came of that was Tam was made the account holder but she wasn't linked to the new account.

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but all that came of...

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I understand where you are coming from and your concerns. We have created a request to have this reviewed by our advanced repair teams. You also have the option as we have suggested of reaching out directly through the number that I provided you (1-888-565-4329) to our CSA teams. We will continue to follow up with you. As far as receiving the bill in the mail as long as your preference is to receive a paper statement you should receive one in the mail. We are working with you to reach a resolution as far as getting the primary login updated and resolved. The error you are running into is easily resolved and address by our security assurance teams as there is an issue with the primary log in on the account. Since you are not able to access the primary log in to make the necessary changes to the account the best possible contact to reach out to is our security assurance teams as they are the team that is able to resolve this with you. Due to the nature of their work (account security, fraud, internet/email security) they do need to be contacted directly by you. This is for your security that this type of process is in place as we want to make sure that your account, information and accessible logins are secure. I truly understand how frustrating this has been for you. Truly I do, this is why we have put in the requests that we have for you and have continued to be available and set up to reach back out to you to ensure that we reach a resolution for you. We do want to get you where you can pay your bill online. We will continue to follow up as we get any updates from this side of things. 

I no longer work for Comcast.

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