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Unable to register as the PAH
It is disheartening to see that, after reviewing the discussion board, this issue has been going on with people for AT LEAST 6 months!
A week ago I left my carrier (starts with a V) that I had been with for around 15 years and was pretty happy with but the T-Mobile, Military discount was just to good to pass up.
Yes, I'm having the same issue with "confirming", "registering" myself as the Primary Account Holder (PAH) in my online account (enter last 4 of SSN and birthday). Yes, I've called Support (got transferred a couple of times) and each answer was wait 24 hours, the store rep said 24 hrs.....online support FAQ says 72 hrs....either way, it's been almost a week. This issue prevents me from seeing the other lines in my account, setting up Netflix among other things.
Is there a solid fix??
The error message I was receiving...after entering the information mentioned earlier, was: the information entered does not match our records.
I tried both FireFox and Internet Explorer web browsers as well as the T-Mobile app on my phone.
The good news is, after another phone call today (1-800-937-8997) the lady on the other end of the line fixed it in about 2 minutes!!
I was able to verify it while she stayed on the line.
I sincerely hope this is the one and only glitch with my new carrier.
The error message I was receiving...after entering the information mentioned earlier, was: the information entered does not match our records.
I tried both FireFox and Internet Explorer web browsers as well as the T-Mobile app on my phone.
The good news is, after another phone call today (1-800-937-8997) the lady on the other end of the line fixed it in about 2 minutes!!
I was able to verify it while she stayed on the line.
I sincerely hope this is the one and only glitch with my new carrier.
¡Hola, @magenta4835452! First off, thanks for joining TMO and our Support Community! I'm sorry that the welcome you're receiving hasn't been free of snags!
It sounds like you're following the correct steps to establish your line as the PAH -- what happens once you enter the information? Do you see an error message; or is the line view simply not changed? What browser(s) have you tried to use to complete this step so far?One thing I want to call out because you mentioned the military discount (hooray! 😀) -- I know that the PAH on accounts that have verified eligibility has to be the military member. If that's you, this is definitely something that we need to clear up ASAP!
While we can't take a look from here, our internal teams with account access do have access to a tool we can use to manually establish the correct PAH. When you've reached out to our Care teams, have we been attempting to complete this step and advising you of the timeline after making changes -- or just explaining the standard timelines, but not using the tool?Thanks again for posting, and sorry for all of the questions!
