Use these steps to do address changes in Samson. Only the BRP can request billing address changes
Address change: Samson
Billing address change
- Access the Financial Summary tab.
- Double-click on the Billing Address field.
- Verify the account with the OTP.
- Select Type of Address.
Example: Street or Military. - Enter the address details, and click Verify. If the address is not valid, ask customers to verify the information.
- After validating the address, click the Apply Standard button. If it is not valid, click Apply Input, and the Deploy Address box will open.
- To update ONLY the billing address, do not select any boxes to deploy addresses to be updated, and then select the Identical button.
- To update any of the following, check the appropriate box:
- Important: Changing all lines on an account will impact the billing address and account/line level taxes.
- The User address (located in the Profile tab used for courtesy statements).
- The PPU address (for taxes): If the user of the device is now located at the new billing address, select the PPU box to ensure account is taxed appropriately.
- @Home 911 address (only if using @Home).
- Select All. When selecting All, Samson will ONLY make updates to the Billing Address field, unless you have also selected the appropriate box for either User Address and/or PPU Address updates.
- Click the Save icon on the side toolbar.
- If you encounter an error when attempting to update an address in Samson, verify that the address is a real address on the USPS Web site.
- Select Find a ZIP Code to verify that the customer's address is accurate.
- If the address found is different, verify with customers which address is accurate.
- If customers confirm that the address on the USPS Web site is correct, attempt to add the new address in Samson.
- If customers do not agree with the address provided by the USPS Web site, or Samson does not allow you to change the address, have your Associate Manager/Senior Representative submit a Service Desk ticket.
Add additional address
Note: BANs with TFB1 bill format cannot have multiple paper invoices mailed. Additional invoice copies can be downloaded in PDF format from Account Hub.
- Access the Financial Summary tab.
- Choose the Billing Params and Mailing Addresses box.
- Click Add.
- Do not remove or change additional addresses with the Bill Format & Media set up as BAF: Ascii Format. SEGA customers with Inseego portals must have this format enabled.
- Follow the steps below if the customer needs an additional paper bill.
- Access the Bill Format & Media menu.
- Click Market Regular Paper Bill. Do not select any other option, or customers will not receive the paper bill.
- Select the type of address: Street, Military, PO Box, Rural Route or Foreign.
- Enter the address details.
- Click Verify.
- Click Apply Standard if Samson correctly verifies the address.
- Click Apply Input if Samson does not correctly verify the address. Make several attempts before applying input.
- Click OK.
- Adjust the number of copies the customer desired, if necessary, and then click OK.
- If you encounter an error when attempting to update an address in Samson, verify that the address is a real address on the USPS Web site.
- Select Find a ZIP Code to verify that the customer's address is accurate.
- If the address found is different, verify with customers which address is accurate.
- If customers confirm that the address on the USPS Web site is correct, attempt to add the new address in Samson.
- If customers do not agree with the address provided by the USPS Web site, or Samson does not allow you to change the address, have your Associate Manager/Senior Representative submit a Service Desk ticket.
Remove additional address
- Access the Financial Summary tab.
- Click the Billing Params and Mailing Addresses box.
- Choose the address you would like to remove. Look for which address the hand is pointed to.
- Click Delete to remove the additional address.
Change the Primary Place of Use (PPU) address
The PPU address must be a valid street address and not a PO Box. To update the PPU address for tax purposes, follow these steps:
- Access the Profile tab.
- Click the Tax Address box located below the User Address field.
- Update the appropriate fields.
- Click Verify.
- Click Apply Standard if Samson correctly verifies the address.
- Click Apply Input if Samson does not correctly verify the address. Make several attempts before applying input.
- Click OK.
- If you receive an Invalid PPU error message, ask customers if they have an address in the same area (sub-market) as the subscriber number.
- If customers have an address in the subscriber number sub-market, click YES and continue.
- If customers do not have another address, click NO and continue.
9-1-1 address change
- Update the 9-1-1 address when customers change the home address where the T-Mobile @Home service is used.
- Emergency Services use the E911 address to locate customers who call 911 in an emergency.
- T-Mobile does not use the E911 address for mailing bills, literature, or as a Primary Place of Use (PPU) address, unless the same address is entered as the PPU address.
- The E911 address must be a valid street address and not a PO Box.
- Allow 72 hours for the E911 address to update.
To change the 9-1-1 address, follow these steps:
- Access the Profile tab.
- Click the box to the right of the 9-1-1 Address text.
- Select Type of Address (For example, Street or Military).
- Enter the address details.
- Click Verify.
- If the address is not valid, ask customers to verify the information.
- If the address is valid, click the Apply Standard button.
- If it is not valid, click Apply Input.
- Once completed the Deploy Address box will appear.