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Tuesday, April 21st, 2026 6:46 PM

MS Outlook and Outlook for Android after Migration to comcast.net on Yahoo

To add to my list of concerns about migrating to comcast.net on Yahoo   based on feedback I have read...... I have a big one that needs to be resolved: I use MS Office Outlook a lot for email in addition to Comcast email. It has more features that Comcast email has that I need . I also use Outlook for Android on my phone.  Both of them sync perfectly with Comcast webmail so I never miss anything regardless of which one I use. I really need a complete set of easy to follow directions as to how to get MS Office Outlook AND Outlook for Android to sync up with comcast.net on Yahoo l once I have migrated. I am extremely confused. Thanks in advance. I am not going to migrate until I am fully educated as to how to set this all up. Thanks again

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To add to my list of concerns about migrating to comcast.net on Yahoo   based on feedback I have read...... I have a big one that needs to be resolved: I use MS Office Outlook a lot for email in addition to Comcast email. It has more features that Comcast email has that I need . I also use Outlook for Android on my phone.  Both of them sync perfectly with Comcast webmail so I never miss anything regardless of which one I use. I really need a complete set of easy to follow directions as to how to get MS Office Outlook AND Outlook for Android to sync up with comcast.net on Yahoo l once I have migrated. I am extremely confused. Thanks in advance. I am not going to migrate until I am fully educated as to how to set this all up. Thanks again

Terri, it's really not as hard as you might think.  Just like when you set up both Outlook's using Comcast's server information, you would do the same for Yahoo! Mail's server information.  You would use your comcast.net credentials when setting up.

You can find information on Yahoo's mail servers here:
If you need more help on this, we're here for you!

   

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Once you have migrated the account to Yahoo, you would then use the Yahoo-supplied settings for a 3rd party client like Outlook.  You can find that information here------------------

https://help.yahoo.com/kb/new-yahoo-mail/imap-server-settings-yahoo-mail-sln4075.html

You will find the POP settings in the same page if you need them.  You keep the Comcast email address.

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@Again and @Latoque....thanks so much. One more question. I read that I need to 'add new account' to MS Outlook for the yahoo server settings ( have Outlook 2016). Why do I have to add a new acct?

I just looked and in MS Outlook I go to  account settings>server settings and where it says server and presently says 'mail.comcast.net' can't  I just change it to  imap.mail.yahoo.com for incoming and where it says 'smtp.comcast.net' for outgoing can't I just change it to smtp.mail.yahoo.com??

Not sure I understand why I would need to add a new acct if only the server settings are changing??

As for my Outlook for Android app...I don't see any way to edit/change the server settings so do I add  another acct using my comcast.net id and  the Yahoo server settings?

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I don't use Outlook, and haven't transitioned, so I can't help you with that; maybe @Latoque can.

As for your latter question - Yes.  😉

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I don't have Outlook either.  You can try just changing the server names, but my guess is that it won't work.  You have to go through the transition process in order to actually make it a Yahoo account.  Just changing the settings in Outlook would not do that.

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