Account Owner Update

I instructed the Verizon rep I spoke with last week that I wanted the Account Owner on my plan changed to a different device, but it was not done.
Please contact me in order to complete the request if necessary.

This is one of those moments where you should remember to calm down and then seek help. The likely scenario is that, if pertaining to web access, the account owner login was established on another phone number. I had that happen to my account. More than anything else, though, no one deserves the type of aggression you are presenting.

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