topic Re: Death of account holder in Get Support

Death of account holder

Misty61 — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 21:51:23 GMT

How do I end an account for my 93 year old mother-in-law, who died last week.

Re: Death of account holder

hTideGnow — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 21:53:21 GMT

Hi @Misty61 sorry for your loss.

if you can login the My Account, login and disable Pre-authorized payment from Payment page

if you cannot login, please message CS agent here

https://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/notes/composepage/note-to-user-id/22437

Re: Death of account holder

Handy1 — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 21:53:25 GMT

@Misty61 Sorry for you loss number 1 couple options if your able to log into the account and disable auto pay or you can reach support and have them removal cc info

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Re: Death of account holder

softech — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 21:55:46 GMT

@Misty61 sorry for your loss. If your mother-in-law used her own credit card, when you help to close the credit card account, PM won't be able to charge further

If not, please open ticket with PM support and they will assist

https://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/notes/composepage/note-to-user-id/22437

**Monitor your Community inbox (envelope icon on the top right) after the ticket is opened. CS Agent will reply to you there

Re: Death of account holder

Yummy — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 22:15:22 GMT

Sorry for your loss 😞

Get access to her account.

Remove autopay. Account will be suspended on next renewal and deleted after 90 days of no pay.

Contact agent to remove her credit card from account (just in case).

You can suspend her account declaring phone lost/stolen. 90 days rule start imediatelly.

Re: Death of account holder

Misty61 — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 22:42:18 GMT

Thank you, I received some help and was able to solve the issue.

Re: Death of account holder

darlicious — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 22:47:56 GMT

@Misty61

I am very sorry for your loss. Can you access the account? If you cannot please tell us and we can tell you how to gather the necessary info to be able to verify the account.

You may want to maintain the account on the lowest plan until you are sure there are no accounts with your mother-in-law's phone number attached for 2FA are left unaccessed and/or closed. ( Although thus may be unlikely if she wasn't tech savvy?) You could also suspend the account via lost/stolen (before renewal at midnight eastern) if you want to maintain voicemail access or by removing autopay and reactivate before day 89/90 for 30 days service and suspend again so you keep access to the phone number if necessary.

I still run across the odd account after 5 years that my late partner had that I have needed to close or access that I needed to reset the password to do so and maintaining the phone number has made it hassle free. You may also want to consider passing the account along to another family member or friend who could use a rewards earning account that lowers their monthly bill possibly to $0? Or you may have someone who had a special connection with your mother-in-law like a grandchild or neighbour or friend who might find comfort in having the account/phone # as a bequest?

Another community member also maintained a voicemail message for years finding comfort from this last message from their mother. I too had maintained the voicemail greeting from my late partner for a few years taking comfort hearing his voice "answering" his phone. You may want to record/transfer the greeting before canceling service. You will have 90 days to reactivate if you want or need to once you remove or replace the payment card or disable autopay.

Alternatively you could donate the account.....I actively seek $$ rewards accounts to pass on to members of society with low or fixed incomes who would really appreciate being able to stay connected with a mobile account that they can afford to budget for with their limited funds. If this is something you would consider please feel free to contact me via private message. It is a relatively easy process and it will help someone else in need improve their daily quality of life.

Or maybe you just need a sympathetic ear or advice on dealing with the details that need to be taken care of after a death if a family member? My private mail box is always open in that regard.