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Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 8:43 PM

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How can I direct message you to help me change the password of an orphan email account from my previous Comcast account which I am now using as my primary email address but which is now locked out?

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1 year ago

Thank you for using the Community Forum, @user_j8u5r0, I want to make sure we are on the same page here. Are you stating that you want to change the password of an email address you used to use with another Xfinity account that you are now attempting to use again but the acccount is not active?

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1 year ago

Yes, I opened a Comcast email account in Colorado starting in about 1996 and established an email address which I used there. In 2017, I purchased a second home in Florida, and opened a Florida Comcast account because I was not permitted to have just one account for two homes in two states. I have continued to use my Colo email address as a sub-account of my primary Florida email address even after the Colo house was sold and the Colo Comcast account was terminated in 2021. It is my default email account. I have never had a problem when asked to provide my password to verify it.    Until now.

Last week I found the email sub-account was blocked on our two phones and I needed to change my password which apparently can only be done by logging in to Xfinity from the home wi-fi network (Colo) which no longer exists. The sub-account is still very much alive and active, at least for now on my PC, but sadly, not on our two phones unless you are able assist me in changing my password in order to unlock that email sub-account and then adopting it to my current Florida account.  I hate to give this address up after over 25 years. Can you please help me?

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@user_j8u5r0, I greatly appreciate the clarity you provided on this issue, and we would be more than happy to help you regain access to your email address. I know you do not have active service at this address to attempt to connect and change the password that way. Are you able to instead update the password by visiting http://www.xfinity.com/password?

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No, I tried that and reached that page but there was no "verify another way" or, for that matter, any option at all to continue. I also tried the numerous times the phone number listed without ever reaching a live person. I was at an impasse when I googled the problem and saw a post from someone with an identical problem.

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@user_j8u5r0, I would like to take a closer look at things on our end, can you please send me a direct message with your full name and complete service address to get started?

Here's the detailed steps to direct message us:
• Click "Sign In" if necessary
• Click the "Peer to peer chat" icon (upper right corner of this page)
• 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. 
 

 

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I'm sorry I do not see peer to peer chat on the top right of this page and I am signed in.

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I found it and did private message you.

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