Cox email transition - has anyone completed the transition to Yahoo

For me on my Samsung S22 phone changing server settings to match Yahoo's server settings did not work. What I did that finally did work was to delete the account from the email app on my phone completely and then add a new one, choosing Yahoo service, using my email and new password Yahoo makes you create when you follow the steps in the "transitioned" email from Yahoo. So you have to first set up the account on Yahoo and accept the terms. I had IMAP setup original with Cox email so my emails that were on the Cox server, not Yahoo server showed up. If you have POP you may lose them. No info on that but I certainly would not believe anything Cox tells you. 

For Outlook the instructions from madweber seemed to help people. Haven't tried them myself but will tonight.

https://forums.cox.com/discussions/internet/email-switch-to-yahoo-and-outlook/151550/replies/152416

I am technically challenged and I am dreading the Cox transition to yahoo. I actually do not understand how you use the iMap settings. How do you go about using it and how do you access it. Please excuse my naivety!!  I would appreciate any advice you can give me

If you want an opinion from a cybersecurity professional, stay off the cloud, don’t use yahoo, gmail, Hotmail, or any other flavor. Stay far away from them as possible and use your own email.

Bill C

Thanks for confirming that this transition can work successfully with the specific steps you described. I am still waiting for the "moved" email (last email I received 3rd email dated Feb 2/19 ("home stretch few weeks)). I use pop3 with Outlook email client (with x6 accounts); it should be straightforward as you described. Hopefully.

Thanks again.

I totally agree with you on this.  Would also like an answer...especially since Yahoo doesn't seem to offer any support unless you have a paid email account, which is just more cost to us.

The answer from ChrisJ2 is disingenuous. Cox like any other for-profit business is not doing anything at their expense for the customer. I wouldn't expect it. Email service they were providing is no exception. Someone is paying for the "free benefit".  Now if those costs are passed to those who signed up after 2019 then they should get the discount once Cox drops their email service and is no longer having to internally fund it. Of course providing email services costs Cox money.  There's equipment, labor, software related expenses, transmission maintenance and capital costs to support internet which the email travels over.  The question still stands and is completely valid. Will Cox lower the cost of their internet service to all of those who are paying for it once they drop their email service costs?  We all know the answer.

Hi, there. I understand your concern. Our first consideration with this transition was to ensure there was a future for this ancillary service and Yahoo will provide that. Our email is provided as a free benefit for having signed up with Cox prior to 2019 and has never been a paid service (in the same way basic mail from Gmail and Yahoo are also free). I hope this helps explain. I must apologize, also for the lack of available information. All currently available information can be found at https://www.cox.com/emailmove but at this time we don't have any dates confirmed. Customers will begin receiving email communications 60 days prior to migration. Thank you so much for your patience with us.