The most promising part of having an Outlook account is that you can add multiple email accounts and manage them on the go. It supports all email services be it Gmail, Yahoo, Roadrunner or Comcast. Here I will talk about how you can simply set up Comcast email on Outlook and what are the important email settings to consider in the process.
If you are new to Comcast, it is an email service provider managed by Xfinity and has been part of the internet world for a long time.
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For Outlook 2013 and 2016
If you are using Outlook version 2013 or 2016, here are the steps that will allow you to configure your Outlook account to access your Comcast account:
- Open your Outlook instance and click the ‘File’ menu.
- Then click on the ‘Account Settings’ option from which a drop-down menu will appear; Click ‘Account Settings’.
- Click ‘New’ and then select the ‘Email Account’ option; press ‘Next’.
- Then select ‘Manual setup or additional server types’ and press ‘Next’.
- Now select the ‘POP or IMAP’ option and then press ‘Next’ again.
- Enter the following in the given fields:
Your name: your name
Email address: your full email address including @comcast.net
For Account Type, select IMAP.
Again, enter the following in their respective fields:
Incoming mail server: imap.comcast.net
Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP): smtp.comcast.net
Username: confirm your Xfinity ID
Password: Enter your password
Then click on the ‘More Settings’ option
- Next, click on the ‘Outgoing Server’ tab. Also, select the checkbox for ‘My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication’. Also, make sure that ‘Use the same settings as my incoming mail server’ is checked.
- Then click the Advanced tab and enter the following:
Incoming Mail Server (IMAP)–993.
For Use the following encrypted connection type, select SSL.
Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)–587.
For Use the following encrypted connection type, select TLS.
Finally, click ‘Ok’.
- Click ‘Next’ and Outlook will start checking the account settings and hit ‘Close’ when the check is over. Click Finish > Close again.
So now your Outlook account is finally configured to receive and send emails of your Comcast account.
For Outlook2003
Setting up Comcast email in Outlook 2003 only takes a few minutes and you can simply follow the instructions provided here:
- Open Outlook 2003 and then go to ‘Settings’.
- Next, click on ‘Accounts’ and in the ‘Add an account’ wizard select the ‘Manual setup or additional server types’ option and click ‘Next’.
- When prompted, enter your Comcast email ID.
- Then enter the password for your Comcast email ID
- In the Incoming mail server field, enter the following:
Hostname: imap.comcast.net
Port number: 993
Enable SSL
Authentication: STARTTLS
- In the Outgoing Server field, enter the given information:
Hostname: smtp.comcast.net
Port number: 587
Encryption: TLS or SSL
Authentication: Enter your Email ID and Password
- Click ‘Test Account Settings’ and if the test is successful, the configuration is complete.
Here are the email settings Comcast for Outlook 2003 will help you configure.
For Outlook2007
Comcast email settings for Outlook 2007 are a bit different, so to configure it properly you need to follow the instructions listed below correctly:
- Open Outlook and click the ‘Tools’ icon; select ‘Account Settings’.
- Next, go to the ‘Account’ tab; click the ‘Email’ tab and then press ‘New’.
- Select Comcast and then select POP3 or IMAP.
- Press ‘Next’ then select ‘Manual setup’; again press ‘Next’.
- Select ‘Internet Email’ and Click ‘Next’.
- Next, enter the email ID and password for your Comcast account.
- For Account Type, select IMAP or POP3.
- Select a username and make sure the following information is correct.
Incoming mail server- imap.comcast.net
Outgoing mail server- smtp.comcast.net
- Enter your Comcast password; select ‘remember password’ if you want to save the password.
- In the ‘Advanced’ tab:
IMAP-993
SMTP-587
And then press ‘Ok’.
- Click ‘Finish’ and reboot your device.
Following all the steps correctly will configure your Outlook 2007 to receive Comcast email.
For Outlook 2010
To set up your Comcast account on Outlook 2010, follow the step-by-step instructions below:
- Start by launching Outlook 2010, then go to the ‘Tools’ option; Click ‘Account Settings’.
- On the ‘Account Settings’ page, in the Email section, click ‘New’.
- In the ‘Add a new account’ section, select the ‘Manual setup or additional server types’ checkbox and then click ‘Next’.
- Then select the ‘Internet Email’ option and press ‘Next’.
- Select POP or IMAP as per your requirement and then click ‘More Settings’ option.
- Click on the ‘Outgoing Server’ tab and make sure you have the checkbox selected for the option ‘My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication’ as well as for the option ‘Use the same settings as the server’ my incoming mail’.
- Continue with the ‘Advanced’ tab and then make sure that you have entered the correct comcast.net settings according to the server of your choice i.e. POP or IMAP.
POP MUSIC | IMAP | |
Arrival Gate | 110 | 143 |
Port of departure | 465 | 465 |
Safety Gate | 995 | 993 |
Security type | SSL/TLS | SSL/TLS |
Gate is not secure | 110 | 143 |
Security type | Do not have | Do not have |
This server requires an encrypted connection | Shouldn’t choose | Shouldn’t choose |
Use the following type of encrypted connection | Do not have | Do not have |
Here are the SMTP server port settings
(SMTP) Outgoing Secure Gateway | 465 |
Security type | SSL/TLS (All Certificates Accepted) |
(SMTP Roaming Server) outgoing secure port | 587 |
Security type | None (All certificates are accepted) |
(SMTP) outgoing port | 25 |
Security type | None (All certificates are accepted) |
(SMTP Roaming Server) insecure port | 587 |
Security type | None (All certificates are accepted). |
- Click ‘Ok’ to apply the changes in the Comcast mail server settings; click ‘Next’ and finally ‘Finish’.
That’s all you need if you want to set up Comcast email on Outlook for different versions.
Set up Comcast email on Android
If you want to configure a Comcast account on your Android device: here are the steps that will help:
- Tap the Mail icon on your Android device.
- In the Account Setup tab, add an email address as well as a password for the same address.
- If the information is correct, you will be redirected to the ‘Advanced settings’ option.
- Select ‘notify me of email’.
- Tap ‘Sync email accounts’.
- Then select the email account that you want to use to display incoming and outgoing mail; finally, click ‘Next’ and ‘Finish’.
Set up Comcast email on iPhone
The following instructions will help you set up Comcast email on your iPhone:
- Tap the ‘Settings’ button, then select ‘Mail, Contacts and Calendars’.
- Go to the ‘Account’ corner and then tap the ‘Add account’ option.
- Tap ‘More’ then select the ‘Add Mail Account’ option.
- On the ‘New Account’ page, enter the required information such as Name, Email, Password and Description. Then press ‘Next’ and you will be redirected to the verification step.
- Wait until the information you entered is verified and your account is confirmed.
- Go back to the ‘Account’ section and then check if you have a new entry with ‘Comcast’.
Tap the ‘Mail’ icon to check your Comcast account; You can now start sending and receiving your Comcast emails.
In case, this setup doesn’t work on your iPhone then you can read this guide – https://getassist.net/comcast-email-not-working-on-iphone/
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