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on 31-01-2025 06:23 PM
Hi. I have been a talk talk mail customer for many years and have had no reason to consider switching providers until just recently. With the rise of two-factor identification, I am increasingly required to respond to a link or code automatically sent to me during a transaction or login process. On at least 4 separate occasions, my wife and I have not received the link sent to our talk talk account and have had to contact the bank or seller and arrange for the link to be sent by SMS to our phones, or to use my work email account. The four examples that come to mind are "Rubbertoe Replicas", "Master Replicas", "Teacher Pensions" and, just now, "Aviva".
I had a similar problem last year in accessing my Local Government Pension website, and they posted to say their talk talk customers were all facing this problem and that they were working with talk talk to find a solution, which they managed to do (codes get through just fine now). I assume this is the same problem for these different companies.
If we are unable to sort this out then we will reluctantly need to find another provider as it is becoming frustrating not to be able to carry out online transactions/banking using talk talk.
on 03-02-2025 10:52 AM
I am powerless in these instances I'm afraid. I would suggest that the best way forward would be to raise a complaint to the CEO team who have greater input. You will find the complaints process at the bottom of every TalkTalk webpage.
Ady
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on 01-02-2025 01:21 PM
Hi @pauldk63 I'm sure there will be a solution, it's just when?
The verification emails I receive are genuine and often are generated by third party software and I think the root of the problem is there and the way TT deal with them obviously.
on 01-02-2025 01:16 PM
Thanks Divsec, I was hoping there might be a solution, rather than needing to change provider as I could definitely do without a pita! It's crazy that the sellers/companies are able to send me marketing emails, newsletters and direct emails, but the codes they send mid-transaction or mid-login seem to be being blocked. Time will tell, I guess...
on 01-02-2025 12:56 PM
Hi @pauldk63 Talktalk email is having a torrid time at the moment. I have always believed in having non ISP dependent email. (Outlook and Gmail spring to mind)
You will quite rightly point out that replacing your current email details with the new is a pita. But think on, changing ISP would involve the same pita.🍑⚡