Guide to setting up Comcast email in Outlook 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016

The most promising part of having an Outlook account is that you can 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 simply 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 managed by Xfinity and a long-time part of the internet world.

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For Outlook 2013 and 2016

If you are using the 2013 or 2016 version of Outlook, here are the steps that will allow you to set up your Outlook account to access your Comcast account:

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

Now, choose the ‘POP or IMAP’ option and then press ‘Next’ again.
Enter the following information 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 information 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 ‘Use the same settings as my incoming mail server’ is selected.

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’.

Click ‘Next’ and Outlook will start testing the account settings and press ‘Close’ when the test is finished. Click Finish > Close again.

So 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 a few minutes and you just have to follow the instructions provided here:

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

When necessary, enter your Comcast Email ID.
Then enter the password for your Comcast email ID
In the Incoming mail server field, enter the following information:

Server name: imap.comcast.net

Port number: 993

Activate SSL

Authentication: STARTTLS

In the Outgoing mail server field, enter the information provided:

Server name: smtp.comcast.net

Port number: 587

Encryption: TLS or SSL

Authentication: Enter your email ID and password

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 the setup.

For Outlook 2007

Comcast email setup for Outlook 2007 is a bit different, so to set it up correctly, you need to follow the correct instructions listed below:

Open Outlook and click on the ‘Tools’ icon; select ‘Account Settings’.
Next, go to the ‘Accounts’ tab; click on the ‘Email’ tab and then press ‘New’.
Choose Comcast and then choose POP3 or IMAP.
Press ‘Next’ and then select ‘Manual setup’; press ‘Next’ again.
Choose ‘Internet Email’ and click ‘Next’.
Next, enter your 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 server- smtp.comcast.net

Enter the 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.

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, follow the step-by-step instructions below:

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

	POP	IMAP
incoming port	110	143
departure port	465	465
Safe Harbor	995	993
security type	SSL/TLS	SSL/TLS
insecure port	110	143
security type	None	None
This server requires an encrypted connection	should not be selected	should not be selected
Use the following type of encrypted connection	None	None

Here are the SMTP server port settings

(SMTP) Outgoing secure port	465
security type	SSL/TLS (Accept all certificates)
(SMTP roaming server) outgoing secure port	587
security type	None (Accept all certificates)
(SMTP) outbound port	25
security type	None (Accept all certificates)
(SMTP roaming server) insecure port	587
security type	None (Accept all certificates).

Click ‘OK’ to apply the changes to the Comcast mail server settings; click ‘Next’ and finally click ‘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 that will help you:

Tap the Mail icon on your Android device.
On the Account Settings tab, add your account email address and password.
If the information is correct, you will be directed to the ‘Advanced Settings’ option.
Select ‘notify me when email arrives’.
Press ‘Sync email account’.
Then select the email account you want to use to display incoming and outgoing emails; finally, click ‘Next’ and ‘Finish’.

Set up Comcast email on iPhone

The following instructions will help you with setting up Comcast email on your iPhone:

Tap the ‘Settings’ button and then select ‘Mail, Contacts & Calendars’.
Go to the ‘Accounts’ corner and then tap on the ‘Add account’ option.
Press ‘Other’ and then select the ‘Add email account’ option.
On the ‘New Account’ page, enter the required information such as Name, Email, Password and Description. Then tap ‘Next’ and you will be directed to the verification step.
Please wait until the information you entered is verified and your account is confirmed.
Go back to the ‘Accounts’ section and then check if you have a new entry with ‘Comcast’.

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

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