I'm using Comcast email, how do I setup iCloud with Comcast? I have an iPhone and iPad 2, my home computer is using Windows XP, so I guess I'm out of luck using iCloud with XP.
iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G, iOS 5.1.1, Also using iPhone 4
iCloud will use your iCloud @me.com address. As mentioned, it cannot keep mail from other providers in sync.
You're not speaking to Apple here. This is a user to user forum only, where regular users like yourself give up their spare time to help other users. Seems I should not have bothered.
Comcast email has nothing to do with iCloud. They are seperate email accounts and do not interact in any way.
What exactly were you hoping to do?
I was hoping to have my email be the same on my iPhone and iPad, it would be nice to have it also the same on my home computer, but I'm running windows XP.
I have the Xfinity mobile app on my iPhone and iPad 2 and the Apple mail as well, just trying to consolidate things and it gets really confusing.
iCloud keeps iCloud email in sync across multiple devices. It does not (and technically can not) keep email from other email providers in sync.
You would have to speak to Comcast about how to do that using IMAP. You can also ask Comcast about how to setup your Comcast email account in the Apple Mail app - all you need is the correct email servers settings and your username and password.
Well, If I use iCloud will it use my email address (pridesawsupply@comcast.net) or will it use pridesawsupply@me.com?
I only have one email address and that is the Comcast.net, I've had it for 31 years, wouldn't want to change it now.
I can call Comcast and see what they suggest, just thought you guys (Apple) would be the best source to talk too, my mistake.
Well, now that you informed me that you are not Apply, it makes sense!
I found out from talking to Apple that I could forward my Comcast email to my @me.com email address and this would solve my problem and it has.
I wish you had not bothered, it just caused me more problems and did not come close to solving my issues.
Yeah, whatever... Forwarding your Comcast email to your @me.com address only solves the receiving part of having your email the same on your iPad, iPhone and PC. It won't help you to use your Comcast email address to send or reply to emails via iCloud or keep Sent Mail the same across your iPad, iPhone and PC. Shame...
Forwarding email from comcast to icloud is different than icloud managing comcast email. One disadvantage of forwarding is that when you respond to an email originally sent to the comcast address and forwarded to icloud, your reply will have the icloud address as the source, not your comcast. That is a problem for many users.
If your comcast account is IMAP, then there's no reason to forward. Just define two accounts in your mail app, one for comcast and one for icloud. Once done, you don't have to worry about dealing with two services, it's all done in a unified way.
And.... you are not talking to Apple here, we're just users like you. Apple doesn't participate in these forums.
I have iCloud setup on my iPhone & iPad, if Comcast forwards my email to iCloud and I send all email from iCloud if I'm not mistaken I think this will work. At least, so far it has worked.
Thanks
As you've already been told three times - all emails sent from iCloud will come from your @me.com address, which you said you did not want to change to. You cannot send email from your Comcast address from iCloud.
And as I told you, Apple solved my problem, no need for you to try and get the last intimidating word in.
Discussion over!
I'm using Comcast email, how do I setup iCloud with Comcast? I have an iPhone and iPad 2, my home computer is using Windows XP, so I guess I'm out of luck using iCloud with XP.
