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tonizr7's avatar
tonizr7
Network Novice
Hace 8 meses

Admin password from gateway not working with app

I've already reset the gateway password to default. I can not sign in with the app from my phone. Is there a solution to this issue. 

  • I restarted my gateway last night.  I also restarted my iPhone.  This morning, everything is working as it should.  T Life did not ask me for my admin password.

  • Molvo's avatar
    Molvo
    Network Novice

    Me too I guess.

     

    The Tlife app, when started, simply asks for my password.  The password does not work. Everything is fine on my PC via the T Mobile website.  The old app works just fine.

    Any suggestions?

  • Molvo's avatar
    Molvo
    Network Novice
    OldWin7ProUser wrote:

    Follow-up . . .

    The logic path after selecting “Connect” from the T-Life app is the choice for “My Gateway is already setup.

    The app asks for the Contraseña de administración (not the WiFi password) without explaining how to locate the Admin password which is stamped on the bottom label of the wireless gateway modem. The format of the Admin password is XXXX.XXXX.XXXX.XXXX. That is what has to be entered in the password field on the T-Life app.

    You would think the T-Mobile IT people would be smart enough to know T-Mobile WIFI customers who have the gateway already set up forget about the Admin password or even where it can be found.

    The T-Life app simply needs to add the text (“Admin password is found on the bottom label of the gateway device”) so existing gateway customers can make a smooth transition from the T-Mobile Internet app to the T-Life app.

    Once again, the T-Mobile Community has to troubleshoot simple problems the T-Mobile IT “professionals” can’t do for themselves because they are too lazy to do it!

     

     

  • Rbeers wrote:

    To anyone not able to reset their Admin password on the tmobile apps, I was having the same issue for dayyyss. I tried literally everything and I finally figured it out just before I sent the Gateway from hell back 😤. Follow these steps and you should be good to go. 1. Uninstall Tmobile Life app from your phone. 2. If you still have the Tmobile home internet app uninstall that aswell. 3. Restart your cellphone. 4. Re download Tmobile Life ONLY! 5. Run the app when finished. You will see those horrendous words once again "Enter Admin password" which you will do and it will deny you one final time. 6. Click forgot password. Then it brings you to the submit new password screen. Ingresa tu nueva contraseña. Re Enter it again and voila. Password has been accepted and you can finally stop pulling your hair out! Hope this helps some of you!

    Edit: I think the problem was either with the 2 apps conflicting with one another or the app isn't coded right in the area of entering your admin password. It may be getting confused and if it doesn't know what to do it will fall to a safety measure. "DENY" - "incorrect password"

    Thanks!  This solution worked just as you suggested!

  • Mike20241's avatar
    Mike20241
    Network Novice

    My challenge has been resetting my admin password. I tried the default pw and no success. I follow the prompts for "Forgot password?" then option 2 is "If the above doesn't work for you….you'll need to be near your gateway..." I choose reset and I get the "Enter the security PIN" 

    and….it never works! My gateway instantly displays the 6 digit numerical pin, which I enter, and every time it says invalid and the numbers turn red. DESPITE it being RIGHT in front of me. Truly wacky. I have uninstalled all of the Tmobil apps from my phone restarted and only reinstalled the T-Life app. Now it looks like I will have to hard reset my gateway completely.