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Locked in change-id / not-activated cycle!

I've just had full-fibre installed in my new house (very fast, very impressed) - and trying to sign into 'my-bt', partly because I'd like to get the Xbox GamePass offer.

When I read the instructions, it said I needed to use the same microsoft account as the Xbox, so the offer was correctly replied; I read this as needing to change my BT ID to the same e-mail. So, when I first logged in, I clicked 'Change BT ID', and entered the other e-mail in.

I got the 'change BT ID' e-mail, but when I click it and enter new password, I get a red 'Sorry, Something Went Wrong, Try Again Later' message, and I can't get any further.

I since realised I didn't need to change my BT ID - just make sure I select the correct Microsoft account when I redeem the offer. So I've tried to cancel the 'BT ID Change' - but can't. The change hasn't gone through (see error above), and when I try to log in with the original e-mail address, I get a message, "This ID hasn't been activated". However, the activation e-mail doesn't turn up - instead, it sends a 'Change ID' e-mail each time I try to activate. This seems like a bug - and I'm stuck in that cycle.

I'd just like to activate my original e-mail address, but can't because it's sending me the change-ID e-mail instead, which doesn't work. Help!

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Re: Locked in change-id / not-activated cycle!

Try phoning CS 150 or 0800800150 from mobile and see if they can help you sort it out



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Re: Locked in change-id / not-activated cycle!

Yep - doing that as well. Long delays on the phone!
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Re: Locked in change-id / not-activated cycle!

Tech support on chat have been quite helpful. Though they've taken me through exactly the same loop I've been going through already myself... I think it's a bug in the system - I've basically created an impossible condition, where my account isn't activated, but I'm trying to change ID, which won't complete because the account isn't activated - and BT won't send the activation e-mail because I'm trying to change ID... Got to love IT...

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Re: Locked in change-id / not-activated cycle!

Just in case anyone else has this issue; it was resolved by:

Going to BT.com - create new account. Entering account details, selecting brand new e-mail address (not one of the 3 already used!), and activate that one. I'm not going to try changing the ID back to the original one out of fear it will all break...

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