How Do I Recover a Lost Password or Pin for My T-Mobile Account?

This short article will walk you through all the necessary steps that you can take in the event that you forget your T-Mobile password or PIN number and need to successfully reset it.

May 11, 2020

Now in days keeping up with having a cell phone can be a lot of work especially if you aren't somebody who knows how to care properly for devices and tend to break them a lot. Out side of even trying to make sure that you keep up with the appearance of your phone another important aspect is making sure that you keep up with all your passwords and PIN number that allow you to access certain features in your phone and grants overall access to your cell phones account. When you first received your cell phone and began the process of setting it up, one of the most important things that you should have done when you were creating your password and PIN numbers to your account is write this information down on a piece of paper.

It is so important to write this information down on a piece of paper and store it somewhere safe where you can refer back to it because it can be a lot trying to remember password for so many different accounts. What happens in the even that you do loose this paper with your password or PIN number? It doesn't mean that you will never get access to your cell phone account again that's for sure.

If you have a T-Mobile account and you have happened to forget your password and PIN and cant access that information written down anywhere then you can followed the provided steps below to successfully gain access to your T-Mobile account.

How to Recover Your Lost T-Mobile Account Password


The first thing that you want to do if you have forgotten your T-Mobile account password is go online to T-Mobile as if you were going to log in to your account. Instead of logging in you're going to click on forgot password which will then redirect you to another page where you will be required to fill in information to reset your password. Follow the prompts and will have had successfully reset your password and gain access to your account again.

How to Recover Your Lost T-Mobile Account PIN Number

Your T-Mobile PIN can easily be reset by calling 611 from your cell phone. It is important that you do this from your cell phone otherwise the call will not go through. Select No that you don't want to refill your account and then select manage account. Within that section you will have the opportunity to change your account PIN to something else more preferable. If you require more help or have other questions you can reach out directly to T-Mobile for support.

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