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Change And Reset BellSouth Email Password

November 14, 2017

BellSouth is a telecommunications organization acquired by AT&T in December 2006. The organization offers many administrations including home telephone utility, cell phone utility and fast access Internet service. BellSouth Internet users also have free email addresses with the domain "@bellsouth.net." After its merger, BellSouth email was steered through AT&T's web email benefit, controlled by Yahoo. IF you have a BellSouth email address and you have forgotten your password or you want to change the password, here is what you can do to change and reset BellSouth email password.

Before proceeding, it is to inform that the following instructions are valid for all AT&T email address domains (@att.net, @ameritech.net, @pacbell.net, @swbell.net, @bellsouth.net, @flash.net, @prodigy.net, @wans.net, @sbcglobal.net, @nvbell.net, @snet.net). 

How to Reset Bellsouth email Password

For resetting your Bellsouth email address with temporary password:

  • Under forgot user id/password section select password 
  • Enter your full BellSouth email address and your last name
  • Click continue
  • Under select reset, method choose to receive a temporary password
  • You can receive your temporary password via text message or email. Select any one of them and continue
  • Find and enter your temporary password and continue
  • Now create the new password, confirm it and select continue

For resetting your Bellsouth email address with security questions:

  • Go to att.com/emailreset
  • Under forgot user id/password section select password 
  • Enter your full BellSouth email address and your last name
  • Click continue
  • Under select reset, method chooses I'll answer my security questions.
  • Answer your security question and continue
  • Now create the new password, confirm it and select continue

How to change Bellsouth email Password

If you know your Bellsouth email address and you want to change your password:

  • Go to ATT login page and use your BellSouth email credentials.
  • Go to My Profile and select Set Personal Password section. 
  • Enter your current password, new password and confirm the same in the relevant fields.
  • Click Save Changes to finish.

Account is locked due to the wrong password

If your account is locked, it may be due to the wrong password being entered too many times.  Following are the options to regain access to your account:

  • Wait for an hour and try to access your email again.
  • Reset your password using approaches mentioned above

If you could see the error message that your account is inactive, it infers that your account has been flagged as a sender of excessive spam. It is likely that your account has been hacked and its security has been compromised. You can reactivate your account by calling them at 1-844-260-7869. You can also post your query in their support forum.

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