As more and more people decide to get Dry Loop accounts one of the biggest questions I get asked at my blog is "how do I pay my bill?" As some of you may know "DSL only" accounts (Dry Loop) are high speed internet accounts that don't require you to also purchase the phone services. ATT has been offering the service for about a year now, and as a personal user, I have to say I'm very happy. It's really one of the most economical and affordable ways to get high speed internet service without being bundled with a bunch of phone services or cable TV features I don't need.
But the thing about Dry Loop accounts is that if you already have an ATT phone account once you make the switch you're basically opening a brand new account-existing customer or not. So that means a) they do a brand new credit check on you and b) if you already had a login to pay your bills online it no longer works.
It's VERY important that you understand that you're old login does not relate to your brand new "DSL only" account. When I first got the service I ended up getting months behind in my billing because I kept logging in and expecting to see a bill and one never showed up. But I WAS being billed.
So there are 2 ways you can pay your bill online. The first way involves not being "registered" but just inserting your personal data and paying on a month-to-month style payment. The second way is to actually register your account and be able to attach a bank account for funding, see past bills, and have a regular login/password like most people use today.
When you get your Dry Loop account you will no longer have a phone number. But they will give a 7 digit account number that LOOKS like a phone number. It will start with 081 and look like this; 081-XXX-XXXX. You can take that number and go to att.com/paybill and pay your bill in the month to month style payment. If you decide you want to have a regular online account you'll need to go to this website. Once you get to that website. You'll enter your account number, and your personal identification numbers and zip code. You will then be sent to a second page that will ask you if you want verification by a phone call (you'll need to provide a phone number you would like to be called on since the 081 number isn't a phone number) or a mailing address. ATT will then call or mail you a code, so that now you can complete the online registration.
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