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Sunday, November 19th, 2023 1:48 PM

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Can't login to Xfinity website asks to reset password

Can't login to Xfinity website asks to reset password continually. I have other Xfinity emails and I can login to the Xfinity website without issues. It's just this one account I can't get in.

When I click on the "reset password it goes to this -

"Need help resetting your password?

You can reset your password by connecting to your home WiFi network and visiting xfinity.com/password. If you still need help, give us a call at 1-800-XFINITY."

I can't reset the password.

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95 Messages

1 year ago

FYI when I had this problem I called CSA first thing in the morning. The wait was about 25 minutes, then it took less than 15 minutes to fix everything once an agent answered.

There should be public service statement from Xfinity, on how frequently they want you to change passwords.  I have had emailed for years with the same password.

ALSO.  I am constantly now getting the ADD A PHONE NUMBER request when signing in. Well we only have one number and that can only be used for one email.   

As I said, Xfinity must be aware of the carnage this has caused, and clearly something in the app software is broken or bugged.   JUST FIX THE WHOLE MESS, XFINITY.

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Yup, same issue with the phone number.  I have multiple emails, one phone.  I got an email from silly Comcast saying my phone was removed from the first account after I added it to the second.  Did the developers do any thinking about this, or actually try the new code before deploying?  I think not.

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1 year ago

i have been going round and round with this for a week .  hours and hours on hold    last one said he would call me back....hour ago  no call  i am completely locked out of email

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Be happy only a week - this has been happening to me for over a year.  Difference was I could always reset my password.  On all the recent resets, I've had to call the 800 number to get a pin.  4 times in one week I had to cal 800-xfinity with hold times exceeding one hour.  8 calls since July alone and that doesn't include the number of calls by family.

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If this happened 4 times in one week that tells me there is something happening with your account.  Are you the one that said Xfinity thought you were being hacked from overseas?   Just to get some context, because it sounds different than what has been happening since Thanksgiving week.  Which was system wide.

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@user_ls4njw​ have you called Customer Security Assurance to get your password changed?

Customer Security Assurance
Business Hours: 8:00am - 12:00am EST, 7 days a week  
Contact: 1-888-565-4329 

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@ben345​ Yes.  For context, this has been a regular occurrence for well over a year but when it happened 4 times in one week I was given Comcast Security number 1-844-963-0185.  I was told by the security representative that my primary account had been disabled due to 3 consecutive attempts to login from overseas.  However, two other accounts were disabled and did not have any attempted false logins.  Three of the occurrences happened on Black Friday, once on the primary account and once on two secondary accounts.  I still had to receive a pin and reset the primary password but Xfinity informed me that subsequent attempts to access my primary account would result in a call or text from them to my phone number on file.  Unfortunately 3 days later my primary was locked out again and I received no notification text or phone call.  Three unsuccessful login attempts will lock your account but this is the first time that all three accounts could not reset their password without calling Xfinity for a lengthy on hold time just to receive a pin and have them reset the login sequence to ask you for the pin once you verified you were legit.  That is a flawed process IMHO.

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Hello, @user_ls4njw! Thanks for reaching out about the email and password. We will certainly help in every possible way here. Is the Xfinity ID/email address that you are resetting the password for the Primary User, a Manager, or a Viewer?

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1 year ago

I have had my phone number added to the account for years.  Never received a call or text - except for when my bill is processed - so yeah they can reach me but choose not to for this.

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1 year ago

I tried calling Comcast as soon as they opened and there was already a 40 minute wait!  How can that be!  It went from 40 minutes to 60 minutes to 100 minutes and please call back!  I've been trying all week!  I need to pay my bill and it is connected to the email that I can't access!

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@pwrakr Hello! Please try clearing your cookies and cache and then see if you are able to log into the Xfinity site.

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19 Messages

1 year ago

Why in the hell is there a mandatory password change every 3 months? I am paying for a service and every time I have to change the password it takes me hours to change the passwords on all my devices as I also manage Xfinity accounts for my elderly parents too. This is not right!

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1 year ago

I had the same password on my primary for over two years with no problems until the end of November.   I have 4 emails, and of course we only have 1 phone number like many people.

It is a nightmare to change the secondary passwords.  Whatever Xfinity did at the end of November has created this nightmare.

The media and states attorneys general should be made aware of this.  These emails are tied to doctors appointments, getting medicines, and paying bills.  This is no joke.  

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We have been struggling for 9 days to straighten this disaster out and get back into our email. After filing a complaint with BBB and FCC, we quickly received an email from Janet, Comcast Executive Customer Relations. She apologized on behalf of Xfinity and said we would receive a call to get us back into our email within the next 2 days. She also said she didn’t have access to so that for us. Two days went by, I kept my phone with me and didn’t even run errands so I wouldn’t miss the call. The call never came and I left two voicemails for Janet. Janet never returned my calls. Must husband and I finally got in the truck and drove a 5 hour round trip to Woodbury, WI, Xfinity store and Jasmin, an Xfinity employee literally saved the day! She got us back into our email and made sure it worked before we left the Xfinity store. The world needs more people like Jasmin. She was able to help more than any of them we spoke with on chat and on the phone including Janet at Corporate. Jasmin also gave us bottled water. How kind is she!!! Give Jasmin a promotion!!! 

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Hello, @ben345 thank you for taking time to reach out over xfinity forums. I see you had posted that you were able to work with our great Customer Security Assurance experts. 

 

If you're still experiencing issues with the password reset: https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/changing-or-resetting-your-password.

 

I would definitely recommend reaching back out as they are the team who can help with password concerns. 

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Justin,

We are all set.  But a general question is how often does Xfinity need us to change our passwords???

We continually get the screens asking for a phone number on our secondary emails sign in,  WE ONLY HAVE ONE PHONE NUMBER, like most people, which is used on our primary email.    Then have to hit “looks good” then our secondary email comes up.  That is four steps and it is ridiculous, when All the passwords are new.

People do not have multiple phone numbers to do this!   

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@ben345, that is a great question in regard to how often we require password resets. We may require that you reset or update your password at times due to evolving external security threats, updated security requirements, or if we suspect that your Xfinity ID has been compromised elsewhere. For your protection, if we suspect or observe suspicious activity relating to your account, we may also require that you reset your password. 

 

I personally try to reset my passwords for accounts, and my home network password every 3-4 months. I just set a reminder in my Outlook or phone calendar to remind me. My nieces and nephews seem like they have a new device every time they visit, so updating my password also helps with making sure I don't have unknown devices connected to my network. 

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Or you require change of passwords because you have been hacked because you did not patch your servers on time? How about notifying customers about this? https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/12/hack-of-unpatched-comcast-servers-results-in-stolen-personal-data-including-passwords

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1 year ago

Well, guess we know why now.  Xfinity hacked and 36 million customer's data stolen.  https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/19/comcast-xfinity-hackers-36-million-customers/

And this vulnerability was well known and should have been patched.  Thank you Xfinity.

Here's the supposed notice to customers.  Funny I have to find it on Business Wire and not notified directly.

https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/19/comcast-xfinity-hackers-36-million-customers/

And now I'm getting billing alerts to a secondary account from a supposed "online.commuinications@alerts.comcast.net".  NOT!

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1 year ago

Thank you for the information!  I haven't received a notice from Xfinity.

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1 year ago

Saw that today, clearly this is why this all happened Thanksgiving week.

This should be in the national news. Xfinity should have sent out a public service statement on this.

The Xfinity Christmas ad on TV, makes me sick!  So disingenuous at the executive level.

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1 year ago

My new and old passwords don't let me sign in. Now that I've reset my password, people tell me I should try my old password first. If I HAD my old password and it worked, I wouldn't have reset it.

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@kathybear This seems to be a different issue than what the customers on this thread are encountering. If you were successful in resetting your password for your Secondary email account but are not able to log in I would start with clearing your cache and cookies for your browser and closing any Xfinity windows you might already have open as well. Make sure you are using the Xfinity ID associated with the secondary account and not the phone number or email address if it is used on other profiles. If you do not know your Xfinity ID you can use this page here: https://idm.xfinity.com/myaccount/lookup?execution=e2s1

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