Hurdy Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 I've just gone to check my BTOpenworld a/c and it's been hijacked by this insidious piece of garbage called Yahoo!It's held me to ransome and insisted that I fill out forms that it will use against me and won't let me check my emails until it's satisfied with all my answers.Despite the fact that it held me hostage for ten minutes as it kept rejecting username after username - I can't believe that every combination was taken - it still refuses me access to my account.Not chuffed :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest northamuk Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 Have to agree, it hijacked my Outlook Express and put all kinds of mails into its bulk mail folder. Might have to ditch BT Broadband now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Blink_182_fan Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 i never got a bt broadband email stuck with an msn account but this would be alot of hassle if you had to change but if you ditch bt broadband it would be the same hassle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurdy Posted March 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 I'm not with BT any more but kept the email address. Yahoo said all along that existing accounts wouldn't be affected - you can still use the same account they said - but now it's gone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy-2004 Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 is that bt username that u use to dial up an e-mail adress ( i.e [email protected]) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurdy Posted March 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 Not dial-up but log onto the email service - mine was ****@btopenworld.com but I imagine the same thing has happened to the ****@btbroadband accounts.I've signed up twice now with Yahoo! so I can check on my account but all its done is give me a new Yahoo! account with no reference at all to my btopenworld account. Your account has successfully been upgraded to BT Yahoo! Mail  Please note: your email address hasn't changed. To use your improved email service, just login to your BT Yahoo! Mail account now at bt.yahoo.com/mail   That's what it says now when I try to log onto my account but it's not happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 Is this a recent change with BT Yahoo? I've been with this service from the start but I don't use it. It's installed, yes but, all it does is catch spam. I still use IE as my default browser and as general purpose browsers I use Firefox, Avant or Netscape (did use opera but it let me down). I also still use OE for my POP3 emails. I open the BT browser once a week to empty the spam catcher and that's all I see of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 Have you got cable available to use NTL or Telewest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.