February 15, 2022 / Lily Collins

How to Transfer Comcast Emails to Gmail?

There are two ways you can transfer emails from your Comcast email account. You can either configure your Comcast email account to auto-forward emails to your Gmail account, or you can set up your Gmail account to receive emails from your Comcast email account. Below are the steps provided for both configuration process to transfer Comcast emails to Gmail.

Guide to Transfer Comcast Email to Gmail

Method 1: Configuring Comcast Email Account to Auto-Forward Messages

1. Open a web browser on your computer and go to the Xfinity homepage (www.xfinity.com).
2. Once you are on the Xfinity homepage, you will need to Email option (envelope icon) located on the top-right corner of the screen. This will direct you to the next screen where you will be prompted to sign in to your Comcast email account.
3. Enter your Comcast Username (Email and Phone Number) and Password in the provided fields and click on the Sign In button.

NOTE: Make sure to sign into the Comcast email account using your primary Xfinity ID and Password.

1. Once you are logged into your Comcast email account, you will need to click on the Settings option (gear icon) located on the top-right corner of the page.
2. From the drop-down menu that appears on your screen, you will need to select the Settings option to get to the Mail Settings option.
3. Next, in the Mail Settings section, you will need to select the Auto Forward option from the left-hand side panel. This will display the available options under the Auto Forward option on the right-hand side.
4. Now, in the Auto Forward section, you will first need to select the checkbox next to Enable email forwarding option. Doing so will prompt you to enter the email address on which you wish to auto-forward your emails. So, enter the email address of your Gmail account in the provided field.
5. Then, if you wish to keep a copy of the forwarded emails in your Comcast email account, you will need to select the checkbox next to “Save a copy of forwarded emails” option. After that, follow the on-screen prompts (if any) to complete the auto-forwarding of emails from your Comcast email account to your Gmail account.

 

Method 2: Configuring Gmail Account to Transfer Comcast Emails to your Gmail Account

1. Open a web browser on your computer and go to the Gmail sign-in page. Using your login credentials (username and password), you will need to sign in to your Gmail account.
2. Once you are logged into your Gmail account, you will need to click on the Settings option (gear icon) located near the upper-right corner of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear on your screen.
3. From the drop-down menu, you will need to select the See all settings option. This will open the settings section of your Gmail account.
4. On the Settings page of your Gmail account, you will need to select the Accounts and Import tab from the top menu section.
5. In the Accounts and Import tab, you will need to locate the Check mail from other accounts option and click on the Add a mail account option. Doing so will open a small window on your screen.
6. In the small window that appears on your screen, you will need to enter the email address of your Comcast email account in the provided field and click on the Next button.
7. On the next screen, you will find the Import email from any other account (POP3) option already selected as Gmailify will not be available for Comcast email. Here, you will simply need to click on the Next button.

NOTE: Gmailify option allows you to keep both email addresses and manage email from both using your Gmail inbox.

1. As you will click on the Next button, you will be prompted to provide your Password and select the following options on your screen (if you wish to use them). The options would be:

• Leave a copy of the retrieved message on the server.
• Always use a secure connection (SSL) when retrieving mail.
• Label incoming messages
• Archive incoming messages (Skip the Inbox)

1. Once you are done making the desired selection in the prompted screen, you will need to click on the Add Account option and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the configuration process.
2. After that, you will need to get back to the Accounts and Import tab and see whether your Comcast email account is linked with your Gmail account under Check mail from other accounts option or not. Upon successful configuration, you will be able to access your Comcast emails from your Gmail account only.

So, these are the two ways that can help you easily transfer emails from your Comcast email account to the Gmail account.