Guide to Set Up Comcast Email on Outlook 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016

The most promising part of Outlook accounts is the ability to add multiple email accounts and manage them on the go. It is compatible with all email services, be it Gmail, Yahoo, Roadrunner or Comcast. Here I’ll talk about how you can easily set up Comcast email in Outlook and what are the important email settings to consider during the process.

If you’re not familiar with Comcast, it’s an email service provider operated by Xfinity and has been a 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 set up your Outlook account to access your Comcast account:

1. Open your version of Outlook and click on the ‘File’ menu.
2. Then click on the ‘Account Settings’ option where a drop down menu will appear; click ‘Account Settings’.
3. Click ‘New’ and then select the ‘Email Account’ option; press ‘Next’.
4. Then select “Manual configuration or additional server types” and press “Next”.

5. Now select the ‘POP or IMAP’ option and then press ‘Next’ again.
6. Enter the following information in the fields provided:

Your name: Your name

Email Address: Your full email address, including @comcast.net

For account type, select IMAP.

Again, enter the following information in the appropriate fields:

Incoming mail server: imap.comcast.net

Outgoing mail server (SMTP): smtp.comcast.net

Username – Verify your Xfinity ID

Password: Enter your password

Then click on the “More Settings” option

7. Then click on the ‘Outgoing Server’ tab. Also check the ‘My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication’ checkbox. Also make sure “Use the same settings as my incoming mail server” is selected.

8. Then click on the Advanced tab and enter the following information:

Incoming server (IMAP) – 993.

For Use the following type of encrypted connection, select SSL.

Outgoing server (SMTP) – 587.

For Use the following type of encrypted connection, select TLS.

Finally, click “OK”.

9. Click ‘Next’ and Outlook will begin testing your account settings and click ‘Close’ when the test is complete. Click Finish > Close again.

Now your Outlook account is finally set up to receive and send email from your Comcast account.

For Outlook 2003

Setting up Comcast email in Outlook 2003 is again a matter of minutes and you just need to follow the instructions listed here:

1. Open Outlook 2003 and then go to ‘Settings’.
2. Then click ‘Accounts’ and in the ‘Add Account’ wizard select the ‘Manual configuration or additional server types’ option and click ‘Next’.

3. When necessary, enter your Comcast Email ID.
4. Next, enter the password for your Comcast email ID
5. Enter the following information in the Incoming mail server field:

Server name: imap.comcast.net

Connection number: 993

Activate SSL

Authentication: STARTTLS

6. In the Outgoing mail server field, enter the following information:

Server name: smtp.comcast.net

Connection number: 587

Encryption: TLS or SSL

Authentication: Enter your email ID and password

7. Click ‘Test Account Setup’ and if the test is successful, the setup is complete.

These were the Comcast email settings for Outlook 2003 to help you with setup.

For Outlook 2007

The Comcast email settings for Outlook 2007 are slightly different, so in order to set them up correctly, you must follow the exact instructions below:

1. Open Outlook and click on the ‘Tools’ icon; select ‘Account Settings’.
2. Then go to the ‘Accounts’ tab; click on the ‘Email’ tab and then press ‘New’.
3. Select Comcast, then select POP3 or IMAP.
4. Press ‘Next’ and then select ‘Manual setup’; press ‘Next’ again.
5. Select ‘Internet Email’ and click ‘Next’.
6. Next, enter your email ID and password for your Comcast account.
7. For account type, select IMAP or POP3.
8. Select a username and verify that the following information is correct.

Incoming mail server – imap.comcast.net

Outgoing server – smtp.comcast.net

9. Enter your Comcast password; select ‘remember password’ if you want to save your password.
10. In the “Advanced” tab:

IMAP-993

SMTP-587

Then press ‘OK’.

11. Press ‘Finish’ and reboot your device.

If you follow all the steps correctly, you will set up your Outlook 2007 to receive email from Comcast.

for perspective 2010

To set up your Comcast account in Outlook 2010, please follow the step-by-step instructions below:

1. Start by running Outlook 2010, then go to ‘Tools’ option; click ‘Account Settings’.
2. On the ‘Account Settings’ page, in the Email section, click ‘New’.
3. In the ‘Add a new account’ section, select the ‘Manual configuration or additional server types’ checkbox, then click ‘Next’.
4. Then select the ‘Internet Email’ option and press ‘Next’.
5. Select POP or IMAP as per your requirement and then click on “More settings” option.
6. Click the ‘Outgoing Server’ tab and make sure to check the ‘My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication’ as well as ‘Use the same settings as my incoming mail server’ checkboxes.
7. Go to the “Advanced” tab, then make sure you have entered the correct comcast.net settings based on the server you have chosen, ie POP or IMAP.

Here are the SMTP server port settings

8. Click ‘OK’ to apply the changes to the Comcast mail server settings; click ‘Next’ and finally press ‘Finish’.

That was all the information you need if you want to set up Comcast email in Outlook for different versions.

Set up Comcast email on Android

If you want to set up your Comcast account on your Android device: Here are the steps to help you:

1. Tap the Mail icon on your Android device.
2. On the Account Settings tab, add an email address and password for the account.
3. If the information is correct, you will be directed to the “Advanced Settings” option.
4. Select “notify me when email arrives”.
5. Click on ‘Synchronize email account’.
6. Then select the email account you want to use to view 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:

1. Tap the “Settings” button, then select “Mail, Contacts & Calendars”.
2. Go to the “Accounts” corner and then tap on the “Add Account” option.
3. Click on ‘Other’ and then select the ‘Add email account’ option.
4. On the ‘New Account’ page, enter the required information such as name, email, password, and description. Then tap ‘Next’ and you will be redirected to the verification step.
5. Wait until the information you entered is confirmed and your account is verified.
6. Go back to the ‘Accounts’ section and then make sure you have a new entry with ‘Comcast’.

Tap the ‘Mail’ icon to verify your Comcast account; you can now start sending and receiving your Comcast email.

In case this setting doesn’t work on your iPhone, you can read this guide: https://getassist.net/comcast-email-not-working-on-iphone/

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