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arrgee1991
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2 years ago
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How do I generate app password for multiple virginmedia.com addresses?

I have managed to do this with one email address, but it won't work for second email and I end up in a deadly circle

  • Step 1

https://www.virginmedia.com/my-virgin-media/account-settings/details

 

 

 

 
  • Step 2

https://www.virginmedia.com/my-virgin-media/account-settings/mail-settings

 

 

 
      • Step 3
https://oauth.virginmedia.com/as/authorization.oauth2?response_type=code&client_id=WEB-VM-SPAGEN1&state=MF81RXdZcmhmbjJGcVlSLlQ0NVJVdV9yY3NBakhLT0hXeX5jRmV6N1BBSXBM
 

 

  • Step 4

https://www.virginmedia.com/my-virgin-media/account-settings/details

 

There is no new email, but when I try the link from the first change I get

How can I get app passwords for the other accounts apart from creating new gmail accounts for every virginmedia email?

 

 

 


  • arrgee1991 wrote:


    How can I get app passwords for the other accounts apart from creating new gmail accounts for every virginmedia email?


    A unique third-party email address must be used with each of Virgin Media account. A quirk of Gmail email addresses is that Dots don't matter in Gmail addresses - Gmail Help. This saves having to create additional accounts because johnsmith@ gmail.com  can also be addressed as: john.smith@ gmail.com, j.ohnsmith@ gmail.com, jo.hnsmith@ gmail.com, …, j.o.h.n.s.m.i.t.h@ gmail.com and all arrive in same mailbox.

    NB make sure to note which third-party email address is used with which Virgin Media account as it is needed when signing into My Virgin Media and Virgin Media Mail (webmail)

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    用心棒
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    arrgee1991 wrote:


    How can I get app passwords for the other accounts apart from creating new gmail accounts for every virginmedia email?


    A unique third-party email address must be used with each of Virgin Media account. A quirk of Gmail email addresses is that Dots don't matter in Gmail addresses - Gmail Help. This saves having to create additional accounts because johnsmith@ gmail.com  can also be addressed as: john.smith@ gmail.com, j.ohnsmith@ gmail.com, jo.hnsmith@ gmail.com, …, j.o.h.n.s.m.i.t.h@ gmail.com and all arrive in same mailbox.

    NB make sure to note which third-party email address is used with which Virgin Media account as it is needed when signing into My Virgin Media and Virgin Media Mail (webmail)

    -- 
    I'm a Very Insightful Person, I'm here to share knowledge, I don't work for Virgin Media. Learn more
    Have I helped? Select Mark as Helpful Answer or 🖒 Kudos to say thanks

     

  • arrgee1991's avatar
    arrgee1991
    Problem sorter

    Yes, ended up with eight different non-virgin emails to log in to virgin (sigh)