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Moving away from Spectrum email to Gmail - how do I keep my old mail?

Switching internet providers so I'll lose my Spectrum address eventually. I'd like all my old emails and contacts in Gmail and ideally keep getting new mail forwarded for a while. Not sure if Gmail can pull from it directly or if I have to do it another way.
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dan_gadget Nov 05, 2026
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Do it before you cancel anything with Spectrum. When the internet service goes, the mailbox usually goes with it and then there's nothing left to pull from. In Gmail on a computer: Settings > See all settings > Accounts and Import > Import mail and contacts. Give it the Spectrum address and password and it copies the old mail across, then keeps fetching new mail for about 30 days. If Gmail can't connect, it'll ask for the server details, Spectrum lists their POP settings on their support pages. The import can take a day or two if you've got years of mail, don't panic when it looks stuck. Then tell people your new address and set up an auto reply on the Spectrum account while it still exists.
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