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Thursday, March 19th, 2026 7:55 PM

Non existent support

Like many others I can no longer connect to comcast.net from MS Outlook. I chatted yesterday with one of you incompetent off shore support impersonators. He had no clue what is happening and either could not or would not check the network.

The web has hundreds of customers complaining about  Outlook not connecting since mid February and the answers from Xfinity are downright laughable.

I need to talk to a live person --- your Ai bots are useless and insulting. 

Someone needs to explain how to fix this and when will it be corrected.

Xfinity is the only game in town around here and they take advantage of that to the max.

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21 days ago

Hello, @user_ekk92 thank you for reaching out over Xfinity Forums. I understand wanting to get your email working properly with Outlook, and would like to assist and it's helpful to know what has already been done. To confirm you have already checked all setting and ensure that the correct port information is set up: 

- https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/email-client-programs-with-xfinity-email
- https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/third-party-email-access

Some customers have transitioned email over to Yahoo, to confirm you haven't done this correct?
https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/yahoo-email-migration-overview


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Sometimes it works for a few days ---  then fails again for hours. Comcast knows they have issues with. 3rd party APPS and they have to fix it. Can't wail for some competition here, I'll transfer in a heartbeat.

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user_ekk92 - Thank you for your feedback. I understand how frustrating it can be when email isn’t working as expected, and I appreciate you taking the time to reach out. While we aren’t able to troubleshoot Outlook directly since it’s a Microsoft product, we’re absolutely happy to help make sure you can successfully sign in to your Xfinity account and access your comcast.net email through the Xfinity Connect website.

Please keep in mind that using third‑party email clients such as Outlook, Apple Mail, or Thunderbird to access your Comcast.net email can potentially put your Xfinity ID and password at greater risk of fraud or other security issues. For the best protection and experience, we recommend accessing your email directly through Xfinity Connect whenever possible.
If you do choose to use Outlook, we strongly recommend confirming that it’s set up using IMAP rather than POP. IMAP is the preferred configuration for several reasons:

POP can cause issues when you check email on more than one device, since it removes messages from our servers and delivers them only to the device that downloads them.
IMAP keeps your messages and folders on our servers, making it much easier to sync email across multiple devices.
Any changes you make—such as deleting or organizing messages—will automatically appear on all your devices.

You can find additional details about proper IMAP configuration here:
https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/email-client-programs-with-xfinity-email.  
Also, please remember that anytime you change your comcast.net email password, you’ll need to manually update that password in Outlook or any other third‑party email app. These applications don’t update stored passwords automatically, and an outdated password will prevent them from connecting to the mail servers. 
If you’re able to access your comcast.net email successfully by signing in to Xfinity Connect and clicking Email, that indicates the service itself is working correctly. In that case, any remaining issues would be specific to Outlook, and Microsoft would be the best resource for assistance with their product.
We truly appreciate your understanding, and we’re here to help with anything related to your Xfinity account or email access through our platform.

 

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Thank you for responding in typical Comcast fashion like I don't know what is going on.

FYI I traced this in Wireshark when it was failing. Your server refused the connection from Outlook.

So it;s not a Microsoft issue, otherwise it would fail every time, not intermittently.

Nice try but no cigar!

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user_ekk92 - Can you walk me through the steps you're taking and any error code or message you're recieving? We're inviting you to upgrade your Comcast.net email account to Yahoo Mail for a better email experience at no extra cost. Your email address stays the same – and your messages, folders, and contacts do, too. Read more here

 

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