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Friday, May 22nd, 2026 4:25 AM

Sending Comcast Email

Are you aware that when the Xfinity VPN is turned on, emails can’t be sent from the Comcast outgoing mail (SMTP) server, smtp.comcast.net, on an iPad? When I turn the VPN off, it works fine. Not sure if this just started with the latest iOS update to 26.5 or not, as I just started using the VPN and discovered this issue.

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Are you aware that when the Xfinity VPN is turned on, emails can’t be sent from the Comcast outgoing mail (SMTP) server, smtp.comcast.net, on an iPad? When I turn the VPN off, it works fine. Not sure if this just started with the latest iOS update to 26.5 or not, as I just started using the VPN and discovered this issue.

Yes, comcast.net email does not play well with VPNs.  Turn them off and sending of email should work.

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