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Friday, November 24th, 2023 1:26 PM

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Unable to access one of my Email Accounts

I have multiple email accounts to through Comcast and only one of them is not working.  Unfortunately this is my account I use mainly for banking and communications. The email for some reason stopped working on 11/20/23 and hasn't worked since. It keeps asking me to reset my password. When I click the provided link it takes me to a page that says I have to call Xfinity with no option to reset my password. After fighting my way through the stupid automated system I got to a CSR who was less than helpful tying to walk me through all the steps I had already tried. Then since she is unable to help me she makes an excuse they are doing updates and to wait. One out of my three email accounts does not work, that does not make sense. She then says we will escalate this to out techs.

Simply it asks me to change my password. When I try it tells me to call. When I call they can't change my password. [Edited: "Language"]

I need this fixed!

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1 year ago

Five days here. Since the 20th like you.  My primary email works. My other three same as you describe.  On the Account and Identity page of my account only the primary email has a change password option. The secondaries do not.

Xfinity did something around 11AM last Monday that did this to untold number of accounts.

I am 85 years old, do not have a smart phone, and my secondaries are tied to important health accounts.  I do not know what I am going to do.  Customer for 30 years with a very high bill from them, and this is where I am.

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I wouldn't normally respond to this and i admit I have not seen anyone official Xfinity account here on the forums verify this, but  a post or two from users (the same user? ... I am not sure) said the person they talked to on the phone, said it was a problem on their end (the fact that it happened RIGHT before the holiday weekend is not ideal) and they are working on fixing it for people.

 Sorry to hear about  your issue and i'd contact them if you feel better doing so, but having some family members worried about this (I can get into my personal secondary account associated with the overall group of accounts) ... I'd feel better telling them "it's a bug ... they know about it and are working on it"

I'd contact your health care provider and maybe ask them to call (on regular phone) for the next few days for anything really important, perhaps until Xfinity sorts this out.

Again NO confirmation yet that I can see ... this is second hand knowledge, but i am a "tech savy" guy and not only does the problem not make sense to me ... TOO MANY on the forum here suddenly had the same issue starting a few day ago.

Hope I may put your mind at easy (just another average customer, myself)

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1 year ago

Hello xerok1

Thank you for reaching out. Appreciate you reaching out! Our team wanted to circle back to check in the on the status of the email account. I hope you are having a great weekend. 

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Hello, I am still unable to access my email via my phone or even online through Xfinity. However, I did notice something I find very strange. My Windows email app is still recieveing emails and can view them there.

I have tried removing and re-adding the account to my Samsung app and am stuck in the same position except now I can't even add this account to my phone.

Regardless of what I do, this particular email account keeps asking me to reset my password, but when I go through all the prompts to reset it, it asks me to call Xfinity to change the password, except that they can't. 

If the password is the problem then how am I still able to access this account through Windows Mail, but not my Samsung App or directly through Xfinity's website. It is also very strange this issue is only affecting one of my three email address.

This is a major inconvenience...

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Hello @xerok1 Thank you for reaching out via our Xfinity Forums. I depend on my email everyday for both personal and work related tings so I get your concerns. An Official Solution has been posted: https://forums.xfinity.com/conversations/email/emails-arent-sent-or-received-emails-moved-to-outbox-open-emails-to-see-whats-wrong/654a22f0329c7c21959a78a8?commentId=654e762120a91817c990dd31. 

 

However, here are some steps to take on your phone. Please let give them a try and let me know how it goes. 

1. Cleared email cache

2. Deleted email account on phone

3. Uninstalled Samsung email in play store.

4. Power cycled phone

5. Added back comcast email account 

6. Installed Samsung email from play store.

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Hello, this is not the same issue and is not resolved.

The problem is on Xfinity's side. 

I have multiple other email accounts through Xfinity I can access, so the issue is on Xfinity's end.

I can't even access my email on Xfinity's website not just my phone.

It just keeps asking me to reset the password, which I cannot do as I am not given that option. It just says to call Xfinity and when I do you guys can't do it either. 

I have had Xfinity for around 15 years and never had a problem as stupid as this..

Please get this issue fixed as it appears I'm not the only one with this same exact issue.

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@xerok1, Thank you so much for trying all the troubleshooting steps you've taken so far, and for sticking with us to get a resolution. 15-years is a long time for any relationship, so thank you for making us part of your home 🙌. I use my email a ton and check it daily, so I totally get why this is important. We've noticed this issue is impacting customers who don't have an account recover option set-up. By chance, does the impacted email happen to be your primary user email? If not, do you have access to the primary user? You can manually reset the password if you log in with your primary user and navigate to the impacted user/email. 

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Hello Marcos, I am currently using my primary email address for this forum response, so no. This is one of my secondary accounts and you would think that I would be able to easily change the password but there is no option to do so. I have multiple secondary accounts and have the option to change the password on all of them just not on the account I am trying to get to work. When you go under the secondary accounts and scroll down to the Xfinity ID, normally it will show your email and then an option to change the password under that email. For this particular account for some reason there is no option to change the password. I had tried giving this account manager permissions hoping that would allow me to change the password, but it does not and now I can't change the permissions back without having to delete payment information. [Edited: "Language"]???

When I try to log in using the account, I am trying to get to work I am now getting a different message than I was before. All it used to say was to call Xfinity for help. Now its stating that this account does not have a phone number attached to and will need to be updated by the primary user it which is [Edited: "Language"], I have kept my information updated and there is no option to update it.

This still does not explain why I am unable to access my email on my phone or Xfinity's website, but somehow can on Windows Mail.

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1 year ago

I've had the problems with their email service for several months. My main email account also gets upwards of 30 junk mails a day now, so I really wanted to create a new email account and eventually delete the old one. Surprise! I can't add, delete, or change accounts without customer service, and THEY can't do it either!
I finally gave up today and created another free gmail account. Comcast/Xfinity obviously does not want to trouble themselves with providing email services any more.

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Thank you very much for reaching out to us here@user_3e1cd4. You can set have up to 7 email addresses st up with your Xfinity service. You should be able to set that up at the https://connect.xfinity.com/appsuite/ site. On that site you can 

  • Check email, listen to voicemail, reply by email, and maintain contacts from one convenient location.
  • Combine contacts from multiple online address books, email accounts, and computers into one place for ultimate convenience.
  • Access email on the go from a laptop, tablet, or smartphone.
  • Create up to seven email accounts, each with 10 GB of storage.
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@XfinityJohnG​ So when you guys screwed up and had the passwords to be changed, I went to Primary account logged in then went to accounts. Now my Dads email is missing from the list of my secondary accounts, so I can't change the password to access his account. How are you guys going to fix this since this is definitely an Xfinity problem?

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@user_6qhr0o Have you also tried to recover the password from your dad's email? If he has other recovery options set up (secondary email or phone number) to reset the password, that would be the best option. After signing into your account as primary, are you not able to see any secondary users listed?

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10 months ago

I am having the same problem.  When i log on as primary user I cannot see my 2 secondary email addresses. Email can be received on an iphone for the secondary email address but not on the tablet.  Senders are getting messages saying email address is no longer valid.  This started the end of November.  I was going to change the password on the secondary account but how can I do that if i cannot see it.?

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10 months ago

For me this same situation was easy solved: 1. sign in to your xfinity connect mail account 2. Go to settings (cog wheel on top right) and click on: Email Settings 3. Click Security 4. Click the square that says: Third Party Security Setting. Done

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Thank you! This was exactly what I needed! I'm now able to get my email through other apps.

I was able to reset my password in incognito mode in Chrome.

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10 months ago

I had this exact problem and same experience! I found that if I used inPrivate in Edge or incognito in Chrome, I could log in and reset my password.

I managed to make it to Tier 3 support after giving a different phone number for my account and navigating the tree for 5 minutes,  and they were also completely unhelpful. 

For my 3rd party email app, checking that box in Settings as mentioned above allowed me to connect via Thnderbird and K-9 mail. Thank you!!

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7 months ago

And, it has started again.  Beginning on Friday, I no longer am able to send or received emails on my secondary email accounts.  If I go through Outlook I receive the following message:

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Task 'Synchronizing subscribed folders for XXXXXXXX@comcast.net.' reported error (0x800CCC0E) : 'Outlook cannot synchronize subscribed folders for XXXXXXXX@comcast.net. Error: Cannot connect to the server. If you continue to receive this message, contact your server administrator or Internet service provider (ISP).'

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If I go online, I receive:

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Error

The provided login data to access mail server imap.comcast.net seem to be wrong. Please correct them.

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If I go to look at my emails online, it says my password is invalid.  I have NOT changed my passwords recently, so that should not be an issue.

I have a secondary account the is POP3. Same issues.

Between billing, cable, and internet accounts, I think I have to deal with Xfinity more than all other accounts combined.

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Hey there, @user_ckjg8v When it comes to password recovery issues regarding access to your Xfinity ID and/or accessing other services such as your email, we would direct you to our Customer Security Assurance team at 1-888-565-4329. They operate from 8 AM - 12 AM PST 7 days a week. Let us know if they were able to get your account(s) squared away!

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7 months ago

I'm having the same issue. I've had this email account for 10+ years. All of a sudden today it asks me to reset my password. When I put in my cell number it states the below. I called Xfinity support and they have been of no help. This is my only personal email I use and now I can't access it. 

Please work with your primary account holder to reset your password.

We are unable to change your password because there is not an eligible verified mobile number or email on file. You will need the Primary account holder to make the change for you. Once the primary has reset your password, please add a mobile number, or email address to your profile so we can better assist you with future password resets and troubleshooting.

Click here for additional information and support.

If you are still unable to reset your password, please call us at 1-800-XFINITY

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Good evening @user_nlxy04, and thank you for reaching out on our Community Forums with your email concerns. We're sorry to hear that you are experiencing issues resetting your password because there is no verified phone number or email on file. Are you able to log in to your online account at xfinity.com/myaccount and add your contact information? You can also update your account information by following the instructions listed here https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/update-account-preferences. 

 

Please let us know if this helps, if not, we'll be happy to further assist. 

 

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