AT&T Mail Login: How to Sign In to att.net Email

AT&T Mail is the email for addresses ending in @ameritech.net, @att.net, @bellsouth.net, @currently.com, @flash.net, @nvbell.net, @pacbell.net, @prodigy.net, @sbcglobal.net, @snet.net, @swbell.net and @wans.net. You sign in with your AT&T ID, and your email password is the same as your AT&T ID password — change one and you change the other.

Sign in on the web

1. Open AT&T Mail from AT&T’s “Check your AT&T Mail” help page (linked below) and select Mail or Sign in.
2. Get your authentication security code. If more than one phone number is on your account, choose which one receives it.
3. Enter the code and select Submit.

If you check your email at currently.com, you still manage your email password on att.com.

In Outlook, Apple Mail or a phone app

AT&T recommends an email app that signs in with OAuth. If your app doesn’t, it needs a secure mail key — a 16-character code you create in your AT&T profile and use instead of your password in that app. Your normal password won’t work there. Full steps and servers: AT&T Mail settings and secure mail keys.

Get new-mail alerts on your computer

In AT&T Mail on the web, select the more icon (…), then Settings › Notifications, and turn notifications on. Your browser has to allow desktop alerts first. On a Mac you may also need to allow them in System Settings › Notifications.

Can’t sign in?

• Forgot your password? Reset it on AT&T’s site with your AT&T ID and the last name on the account — see resetting your AT&T Mail password.
• Changed it recently? Try the new password — it’s shared with your AT&T ID.
• App suddenly stopped working? AT&T has been rolling out a security upgrade; apps without OAuth need a secure mail key.

Use it or lose it

AT&T considers a mailbox inactive after 12 months without use, and then deletes the mailbox and its contents. You can recover an inactive mailbox for up to three years by signing in — but that restores the account only, not your old email or settings. Sign in at least once a year if you want to keep it.

Watch out for fake “AT&T email support” numbers

Pages that look like AT&T help and push a phone number are a common trap for AT&T Mail users. Use AT&T’s own help at att.com/support. Never share your password, secure mail key or a security code with someone who contacted you, and never let them control your computer. More in the email security hub. Moving between providers? See where every internet provider’s email lives now.