Do you have multiple devices to check your email? Do you wish that when one device reads, deletes or moves a message that all your other devices automatically sync to these behaviors? iCloud, Gmail & many Yahoo email customers already experience this. Then again, many of you Comcast emailers that have just cleared an inbox of fifty messages off your smartphone cringe at the fact that then you get in front of your computer; you have to do it all over again.
People that have Comcast email address are on POP email. That means that when I email your comcast.net email address, a copy of that message goes to the server (checking your email on a browser) and every other device that has access to receive email on your account. If you delete the message from your smartphone, it still will show unread on your computer and tablet. If you mark 100 messages as read from your computer, they’re still unread on your tablet and Smartphone. Annoying, isn’t it? Comcast has finally caught up to all the big boys. Just go to https://xcsignup.comcast.net/onboardingapps/imap, enter your Comcast email address and password. 24 hours later (they say, my transition took about 10 hrs) your POP services were transferred to Comcast’s new IMAP servers.
Now what? I deleted my Comcast email from my phone, computer and tablet. By doing this, I will have lost messages I’ve sent from these devices so be careful. You’re pretty much going to lose messages that aren’t still on the Comcast server. So save whatever email is important to you that you don’t see on https://login.comcast.net/login before you attempt what I’m suggesting.
Then I added the account back to my devices with the information Comcast provide me. It wasn’t easy. You may need your tech friend help out or expect a call with Comcast.
Comcast IMAP Server Settings
Incoming Settings: imap.comcast.net, Port: 993, SSL Required
Outgoing Settings: smtp.comcast.net, Port: 465, SSL Required
That’s it. From now on, if I check messages on my Smartphone, it shows read on my computer and tablet. If I delete something from my tablet, it deletes on my Smartphone and computer. If I move the email into a folder, that folder is updated on all my other devices. This is IMAP.
Not a Comcast customer and still stuck with a POP email situation? Find out if your POP email provider has an IMAP option and switch. You’ll find managing your email a bit easier.
The Technologist
2 Comments
REVA FELDER
February 3, 2015 at 7:58 pmThannk you, thnk you for this information. I have 3 apple devices and could not figure out how to sync them. This information really worked ad I didn’t even have to call comcast.
REVA FELDER
February 3, 2015 at 8:00 pmThank you thank you! I have 3 apple devices ad could not figure out how to sync them. This information worked and I didn’t even have to call comcast.