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Tuesday, November 18th, 2025 12:56 AM

IMAP issues with Comcast since Nov 9th

On Nov 9th, all of my devices quit syncing with Comcast.  I use WIndows Outlook 2024 pro and my iphone and Ipad.  The error I get on my PC is "we couldn't connect to the incoming (IMAP) server.  None of the authentication methods supported by Outlook are supported by your server"  I also received a security warning "The server you are connected to is using a security certificate that cannot be verified.  The target principal name is incorrect."    I then tried my Iphone and Ipad and received the error " Invalid username and/or password.  Please check your SMTP user name and password.

Actions taken

- Review and made sure the Incoming and outgoing mail servers were correct (Example imap.comcast.net (port 993,SSL enabled)

- I changed my password on comcast to see if that helped the process.  It did not.

- I tried on a different network, no luck

- I totally deactivated Norton Firewall when signing in...no luck

- Cleared the outlook cache.  No luch

- removed and tried to re-establish the account.  No change

I am at wits end and it has been extremely frustrating.  Any ideas to help

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12 days ago

Same situation with the same timing - Sunday 11/9 I lost all syncing abilities and have tried multiple methods to resync. This is not a User issue.

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12 days ago

Hi, @user_8w49mk! Thanks for reaching out about getting your emails to come through. We appreciate how detailed you were in your message and for the steps you took troubleshooting. I have run into this with a few other customers. I checked our engineering issues and do not see this listed so have been troubleshooting and opening tickets to get our Advanced team involved. I know you changed your password but need to clarify, are you able to log in to the Xfinity email website without issue and see new emails that have come through? 

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11 days ago

Last night I deleted the account to try that approach once again and guess what - I can't recreate the account as the "Comcast server is currently unavailable." I went and created a Gmail account and have my Comcast emails being forwarded to it, so I have access to emails on my phone. As much as I hate the pain of change, I will likely make a full transfer to Gmail, which is probably what Comcast wants in the first place.

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I can assurwe you that is not what we want for you. So, just to clarify you are unable to log into the Xfinity.com website to view your emails?

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I have had this issue on and off for years and recently it happens frequently.  XfinityJon.  Have you come up with a solution for this?

Official Employee

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@user_wp8ctj​  Can you DM me with your username, and maybe also your IPv4/IPv6 address? (whatismyipaddress.com)  I'll see what I can find.

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I have the same issue on my iPad Pro. I am able to log into the xfinity website (after needing to change my password). I am able to receive email on my iPhone with mail app, but not on my ipad. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the email account, restarted ipad, etc. 

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56 minutes ago

 Same problem on 112/01/2025  will not connect with IMAP port 993. constant failures. Spent 5 days on this with no resolve. Could not even pay bill online. Total failure.

Stated a support ticket was issued. These emails are medical critical.. This is not a IPV4 or a IPV6 either Might just have to go to another provider. This is out of hand. Well they gave me a $5.00 credit on the bill. Means nothing. but every bit helps. Even tried the forwarder. Appears it wont even receive google verification.. If i didn't have to log in 20 plus times to get an email, something is really wrong.

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