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Bluecray's avatar
Bluecray
On our wavelength
26 days ago

Ntlworld email

I've got a very old ntlworld email and want to change the password but nothing works even says my email isn't about. But I recieve email OK and can send email. 

What can I do to change the password please? As I wish to put my email account on another device. 

Cheers Phil 

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  • coenoby's avatar
    coenoby
    Very Insightful Person

    Bluecray​ 

    "I've got a very old ntlworld email"

    The key question is whether you have a Virgin Media broadband account?

    If you don't, then you need to be aware that VM are actively deleting VM email accounts that are no longer linked to a live VM paid for service such as broadband. Here's their advice about that: Some important information if you have a Virgin Media email account | Virgin Media Community - 5607207 

    "But I recieve email OK and can send email. "

    Are you using an email app or client such as Outlook to send and receive VM emails? When VM close an email account it seems that they often just remove access to the VM webmail account but forget to close the mailbox itself.  That means you cannot sign into the account on their website but email apps still work because they access the mailbox without going via the VM webmail account.  So that might explain what you are seeing.

    "nothing works even says my email isn't about

    These days the error message is usually "This Virgin Media email address isn’t valid ".  Are you seeing something different?

    Coenoby

     

     

  • Bluecray's avatar
    Bluecray
    On our wavelength

    Replies to your queries 

    Yes I have virgin broadband here plus the virgin box 

    Yes I'm using an email app to service my emails 

    These days the error message is usually "This Virgin Media email address isn’t valid ".  Are you seeing something different?

    That is the one I see! 

    Cheers Phil. 

     

    • Daniel_Et's avatar
      Daniel_Et
      Forum Team (Retired)

      Hi Bluecray, thank you for your posts.

      We're sorry to hear about the problem you're having 😔 Just to confirm, which e-mail app are you using?

      Thank you for your support coenoby 👍

      Regards,
      Daniel

      • Bluecray's avatar
        Bluecray
        On our wavelength

        What difference will the email app make????? 

        It's edison 

        I just wish to change my email password! 

  • Bluecray's avatar
    Bluecray
    On our wavelength

    But I get this (oh cant attach) 

    "This Virgin email isn't valid" 

    When I pop my email in. 

    • Matthew_ML's avatar
      Matthew_ML
      Icon for Forum Team rankForum Team

      Hey Bluecray, thank you for reaching out and we are so sorry to hear your email problems.

      To confirm have you registered for the joint O2 account recently?

       

  • Bluecray's avatar
    Bluecray
    On our wavelength

    Also when I try to access the TV app so I can access the TV guide and record programs I'm having exactly the same issue 

    Type my email in and it reports this email isn't valid 

    Looked at the help pages but no joy there either 😕

    • Bluecray's avatar
      Bluecray
      On our wavelength

      It goes "wait a moment" 

      Then reports 

      "This Virgin Media email address isn’t valid" 

      😏😏😏😏😕😕😕😕

      • Bluecray's avatar
        Bluecray
        On our wavelength

        You said

        "To confirm have you registered for the joint O2 account recently?" 

        No idea what that means 😐😐😐

  • Bluecray's avatar
    Bluecray
    On our wavelength

    I've got this

    Hello,

    You've created your Virgin Media O2 ID.

    You can now use your Virgin Media O2 ID to sign in to My Virgin Media and My O2.

    But I still can't bloody sign in! 😩😩

    • Steven_L's avatar
      Steven_L
      Icon for Forum Team rankForum Team

      Thanks for coming back to us Bluecary. Please can you respond to my colleague via private message and they'll be able to help you further when they're back online.

      Kind Regards,

      Steven_L