Email server settings
Charter Communications SMTP, IMAP & POP3 settings
Use these settings to add your Charter Communications account (charter.net, spectrum.net, bresnan.net) to Outlook, Apple Mail, Thunderbird, your phone or any app that sends email over SMTP.
Incoming mail
IMAP
- Server
- mobile.charter.net
- Port
- 993
- Security
- SSL/TLS
- User name
- full email address
- Authentication
- Normal password
Incoming mail
POP3
- Server
- mobile.charter.net
- Port
- 995
- Security
- SSL/TLS
- User name
- full email address
- Authentication
- Normal password
Outgoing mail
SMTP
- Server
- mobile.charter.net
- Port
- 587
- Security
- SSL/TLS
- User name
- full email address
- Authentication
- Normal password
How to set up Charter Communications in a mail app
- Choose add account → manual setup (or "other account") in your mail app.
- Enter your full Charter Communications email address and password.
- Pick IMAP for incoming mail and enter the server, port and security from the table above.
- Enter the SMTP server for outgoing mail (mobile.charter.net, port 587) and enable authentication with the same login.
If the login keeps failing, enable IMAP/POP access in the Charter Communications web settings and use an app password if your account uses two-step verification.
Email domains using these settings
charter.net, spectrum.net, bresnan.net.
Official help
Settings from the Mozilla Thunderbird ISP database (MPL 2.0), which mail clients use for automatic setup.
Charter Communications email settings: FAQ
What is the Charter Communications SMTP server?
What are the Charter Communications IMAP settings?
Should I use IMAP or POP3?
Why does my Charter Communications login fail in a mail app?
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{
"email": "name@charter.net",
"domain": "charter.net",
"mx_found": true,
"smtp_check": …,
"free": …,
"disposable": false,
"state": "…"
}