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Thursday, July 9th, 2026 3:46 PM

Bereavement support

Hello,

I am trapped in a bit of a maze here.

My brother passed last month, and he was an Xfinity account holder. His passing was sudden, and I don't have access to his phone, email, financial or really any information.

I do have his death certificate, and I used the Xfinity Bereavement Support Page to submit a ownership/transfer of his account to mine.

The timing is important to me. My mother is 80, lives across the country, and her phone is on his account. I'm worried about it getting shut off.

At the end of the day, I want to transfer her phone to my Xfinity account and then close my brother's account.

I've tried the customer service line once, and can't get passed the automated menu. I tried online chat 4 times now - once I got through to phone transfer people, but that wasn't helpful (I don't have access to his phone for authorization, just my mom's). Another time an agent said she escalated me to the bereavement department, but I haven't heard back, and I'm not sure if it exists.

I don't know what to do and my worry increases with every day.

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3 days ago

 

We are so sorry for your loss. We can only imagine how stressful this is, especially with your mother’s phone service involved and not having access to your brother’s phone, email, or account information.

 

You did the right thing by submitting the request through the Bereavement Support page and providing the death certificate. Since this involves account ownership, Xfinity Mobile lines, and personal account details, we would need to review this privately and see where the request stands.

 

Can you please send us a direct message with your full name and service address so we can take a closer look?
 
How to send us a direct message:
 
- Click “Sign In” if necessary.
- Click the “Direct Messaging” icon.
- Click the “Start new conversation” icon, which looks like a pencil and paper.
- In the “To:” line, type “Xfinity Support.”
- As you type, a drop-down list will appear. Select “Xfinity Support” from that list.
- An “Xfinity Support” graphic will replace the “To:” line.
- Type your message in the text area near the bottom of the window.
- Press Enter to send it.
 
Talk to you there!

 

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It's been 3 weeks now and I haven't heard anything about the bereavement process or gotten the account ownership transferred.

I did send Xfinity support a private message like they asked above, and I worked with my mom over the phone to respond to text-prompts on my late brother's phone so they could get access, but he couldn't transfer her number (not sure why) so he has to escalate it. I will hear back in 72 hours and I got a case number.

The agent was really helpful! And I'm hopeful. But I wish the bereavement process worked. It was really hard to get my 80 year old mother to respond to these text message prompts.

I'm still worried her phone is going to get shut off. She lives across the country from me and this is a bit of a lifeline.

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