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Please restore email access.

Richy10 — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:37:43 GMT

Please restore email. See profile

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Mandisa-TT — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:39:09 GMT

Hi @Richy10 I will look into this for you.

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Mandisa-TT — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:52:36 GMT

Hi @Richy10 Thank you so much for bringing this into our attention, you are looking into getting your wife's email address working again, I have accessed your account and I do see that both the email address that you have mentioned on the profile are linked into your account, please confirm the error mention that your wife gets when she tries to log into her emails?

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Richy10 — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:03:03 GMT

The error message when log in with Webmail is:

The password is incorrect.

Her password has not been changed for years. Have just tried to reset password with the "Forgot your password" but have not received any reset link. Most likely her phone number and alternate email address are not known to TalkTalk.

Re: Please restore email access.

Gliwmaeden2 — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:52:55 GMT

@Richy10, staff will have clocked off at 5pm. They'll be back from 7am tomorrow.

For further help today, try support via phone or Chat, as they may be able to help with the password reset:

https://help-centre.talktalk.co.uk/Billing_and_Payments/Something_else/How_to_contact_TalkTalk_Broadband

Also run antivirus checks on all devices.

Re: Please restore email access.

nambuso-TT — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 07:02:01 GMT

Hi there @Gliwmaeden2 Thank you very much for sharing the above link.

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nambuso-TT — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 10:13:36 GMT

@Richy10 consider these alternatives: Alternate Email: If there's a secondary email on the account, try having the reset link sent there. SMS Verification: If a phone number is linked, verify that it's still valid and attempt the reset again.

Re: Please restore email access.

Richy10 — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 09:17:21 GMT

Thank you nambuso_TT for your response.
There is no way to choose where the reset link is sent.
The email address and mobile phone connected to the main TalkTalk broadband account are valid and working but the reset link was not sent to either.
It's my wife's legacy lineone.net email password that needs a reset. It is unclear where the reset link is sent. The only contact details TalkTalk have for this email address is the email address itself which she cannot access.

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nambuso-TT — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 10:15:10 GMT

Allow me to look into this

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nambuso-TT — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 10:22:56 GMT

You can ask the account holder which is your wife to contact us so that we can look further into this. You can use the live chat link https://community.talktalk.co.uk/t5/Articles/Our-live-chat-team/ta-p/2230529 or you can call in thanks: 03451720088

They are open Monday - Friday 9am- 7pm and Saturday 9am- 6pm

Re: Please restore email access.

Richy10 — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:38:31 GMT

After 40 minutes on Live Chat no progress.
My wife was told that she "must subscribe to a paid Everymail service to keep email active" as she is not the talktalk account holder.
After I told them that I was the TalkTalk broadband account holder and that my wife's email address is linked to it, they eventually took the problem seriously and said they would send the password reset link to my email address ( the one used for the broadband account) within 24 hours. 24 hours has passed and nothing.

Please ensure the reset email is sent.

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nambuso-TT — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:53:52 GMT

I am very sorry to hear that @Richy10. Please bear with me while I check if there are any notes left on the account.

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nambuso-TT — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:59:14 GMT

It sounds incredibly frustrating to deal with such technical issues, especially after spending 40 minutes on Live Chat without significant progress. It’s disappointing that your wife was initially informed that she needed to subscribe to a paid service to keep the email active, only for you to reveal later that you are the actual account holder. That must have been quite an ordeal. it's understandable to feel let down, particularly after being promised a password reset link within 24 hours, which hasn’t arrived. It’s certainly not ideal, and you both deserve a smoother and more efficient resolution. Please do contact them again regarding this as they might have an update as to why the password reset link was not sent to your wife.

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Richy10 — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:56:21 GMT

Another 40+ minute Live Chat on Monday. No progress,
The agent said that she would add my phone number as recovery information to my wife's lineone.net email address within 24 hours. (so the forgot password link would send recovery info to my mobile). Again it has not happened.
I am disgusted that TalkTalk would mess around with this email address and will not or cannot restore it. She has had the email address for over 25 years and we have been with TalkTalk for around 20 years. Will be leaving as soon as current contract ends.

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mandisa1-TT — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:08:53 GMT

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused to you, just to confirm does the Email show the Email has been deleted?

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Richy10 — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:24:55 GMT

No. If try to sign in on TalkTalk webmail the error message is "The password is incorrect". But this is a catch all error. Get the same with random email address.

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mandisa1-TT — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:29:46 GMT

I understand and sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused to both you and your wife. I would advise please allow the 24 hours stated by the live chat and should the issue still not be resolved, please contact us, we will be able to assist you further and escalate this for you.

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Richy10 — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:35:53 GMT

The live chat was on Monday afternoon. 72 hours ago. Please escalate it. The full lineone.net email address is in my profile. If it needs a password reset please send the link the the email address or phone used with my talktalk broadband account.

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mandisa1-TT — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:38:15 GMT

The email address is not listed on your profile. Please update your profile

Re: Please restore email access.

Richy10 — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:48:07 GMT

Just checked. It's in the Private notes part that staff should be able to read. As below:

Within your Profile there is a field for Private Notes, that only you and Staff Members can view. In this field list every TalkTalk and legacy email addresses you wish to be linked to your account.