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Lollin Thu 20-Aug-20 18:49:49

seacliff shock and there was I thinking you a sweet gentle soul grin

As has already been said I too stop visiting certain sites because of this. Very frustrating, especially as according to their emails there are great offers awaiting me!

paddyanne Thu 20-Aug-20 18:43:39

Sounds like my online banking issue.After 3 attempts using a password I've been using for a year or more they blocked me from my account .The branch is only open two days a week and the help desk phone person was less than useless.By the time I eventually got back onto my account Id changed the password 5 times,called the helpdesk three times ,had "one time password" calls right through the night ..never when I actually needed them and a week had passed.I was more stressed than I have ever been over anything in my life .Hopefully it wont happen again !

MissAdventure Thu 20-Aug-20 18:33:34

We had the same issue with trying to book a blood test online.
After spending ages (days!) trying to find who to contact, my daughter spoke to someone who reset her password and logged her in.

Next time? Zilch!! Every time thereafter, too.

BlueBelle Thu 20-Aug-20 18:14:18

But it’s not an age thing espee I am reasonably competent but it WILL NOT take any password new or old I have trouble with EON every time and usually resort to ringing but there’s a long queue at the moment
I looked on the reviews for their app and it got 2.3 and others leaving reviews saying it wouldnt accept their password
I really feel like finding another provider just because it’s so so frustrating
Oh calm down missus

EMMF1948 Thu 20-Aug-20 17:24:20

I've had the situation where I've been sent a new password, copied it electronically and it's still not worked!

welbeck Thu 20-Aug-20 17:14:15

i have recently discovered that the computer can remember passwords for me, which is very useful.
i wouldn't trust it with anything important or financial but i don't do that anyway.
for forums etc i can't see any risk.
also re entering incorrectly. sometimes my keyboard does not register the letter i have pressed. happened today esp on or rather off, the f, kept being omitted.
sometimes you can click on an eye symbol, so you can see exactly what you are inputting.

MissAdventure Thu 20-Aug-20 17:07:44

Passwords are one of my pet hates.
It's the main reason I choose not to do a lot online, if I can help it.

I think I must have at least 15 essential ones floating around in my head, so I can't take any more.

seacliff Thu 20-Aug-20 17:00:39

Have a computer they said, you will save so much time.......

seacliff Thu 20-Aug-20 16:57:53

I agree VERY ANNOYING. At work when that happens, I am finally so frustrated that when it asks for yet another new password, I enter quite a rude one!!

Esspee Thu 20-Aug-20 16:53:59

I get tearful but OH gets really angry when it happens to him.
Thankfully it only happens occasionally at the moment. I am fully expecting it to get worse as we age.

kircubbin2000 Thu 20-Aug-20 16:53:50

My trouble is that when I enter my email address they tell me this address is already in use.Of course it is, it's me!

Esspee Thu 20-Aug-20 16:50:03

I have times like that BlueBelle. In my case it’s an age thing.

AGAA4 Thu 20-Aug-20 16:49:13

I had the same problem with 02. I've given up visiting their website now. Even when I saved my password it said it was wrong.

BlueBelle Thu 20-Aug-20 16:44:04

Does anyone else ever have password trouble that ISNT their fault Every time I try to do anything with EON it tells me I have the wrong password although I ve got it written down in front of me It happened again today so after a number of attempts I gave in and signed to change my password Got the email back so off I go Write in a totally different one with all the necessary capitals and numbers etc you have to do it twice then press go message comes up “your second password is different to the first” I check oh no it’s not so I do it again and again and again ten times and it still tells me I ve not written them the same but I HAVE
I ve changed password three times now and it’s the same message every time I really am not stupid I promise I have put the SAME password in twice
Uggggggg save me from myself