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Adding Sub-Accounts

Verizon Yahoo! allows you, as a primary member, to add up to ten sub-accounts (also known as member accounts) to your primary account. Each sub-account is a fully functional, stand-alone Verizon Yahoo! Username, with its own Verizon Yahoo! Mail mailbox.

There are several reasons for creating sub-accounts:

  • To provide separate email accounts for all members of your household.

  • To allow each member of your household to have his or her own Verizon Yahoo! Home Page.

  • To protect your "real" Verizon Yahoo! Mail address by using an alternate mail account for some email transactions. (AddressGuard is probably a better solution for this use. See the Using Disposable Addresses tutorial for information about AddressGuard.)

 

Here’s How

  1. Make sure that you are signed in to Verizon Yahoo! as the primary account holder. Only the primary member can create sub-accounts.

  2. Click your name or Yahoo! ID at the top of the page, then select Account from the menu.

    Click your name or Yahoo! ID, then select Account.

    For security reasons, the Verizon Yahoo! Internet Access sign-in page opens.

  3. Enter your password and click the Sign In button.

    The Verizon Yahoo! Internet Access Member Center page opens.

  4. In the Sub-Accounts section of the My Account & Billing page, click the Create New Sub-Account button, then follow the online instructions.

    Click the Create New Sub-Account button.

  5. Follow the online instructions to create a sub account.

 

What’s Next

The first time you sign in as this sub-account, Verizon Yahoo! gives you the option to upgrade your account. Select the option that’s appropriate for your situation and follow the online instructions. Once Verizon Yahoo! sets up your account, you can access most of the same features as the primary member’s account, including an inbox, Verizon Yahoo! Contacts, and calendar that are accessible from any web-connected computer. However, there are a few limitations on sub-account:

Learn how to access a sub-account’s mail.

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Words to Know

  • AddressGuard: a feature of Verizon Yahoo! Mail that allows you to create and use disposable email addresses.
  • Member account: an account linked to the primary account, typically for another member of the household; same as sub-account.
  • Inbox: a folder where you receive incoming email.
  • Member account: an account linked to the primary account, typically for another member of the household; same as sub-account.
  • Primary account: the person who has financial responsibility for a household’s Verizon Yahoo! account; same as primary member.
  • Primary member: the person (an adult) who has financial responsibility for a household’s Verizon Yahoo! Internet Access account; same as primary account.
  • Sub-account: an account linked to the primary account, typically for another member of the household; also known as a member account.
  • Verizon Yahoo! Contacts: your online Verizon Yahoo! address book with a listing of people and their personal information.
  • Verizon Yahoo! Username: the name by which a person is known to the Verizon Yahoo! network.
  • Yahoo! ID: the name by which a person is known to all Yahoo! networks.