How to migrate your old email address to a new email account

A big concern for many people looking to switch their internet service providers is losing their email address that’s associated with their current internet/cable provider.

Luckily, there are lots of ways to migrate your email from your current email address to a new email account, like Gmail. You won’t be able to send emails from the cable provider email address, but you’ll be able to receive any emails that come through to the old address.

To forward your Spectrum emails to your new Gmail address:

1. Log in to your Spectrum email account.
2. Go to the Settings or Options menu.
3. Select the “forwarding” option and enter your Gmail address where you want to receive your emails
4. Click on the “start forwarding” option to enable the transfer of Spectrum emails to Gmail. 
   

To save your Spectrum email contacts:

1. Sign into your Spectrum email account.
2. Select the Contacts tab.
3. Select All.
4. Select the More sub tab.
5. Select “Export Selected”.  A .vcf file will be downloaded to your PC.
6. Use the .vcf file to upload your contacts to your new email platform.

To save your Spectrum emails:

1. Sign into your Spectrum email account.
2. Find and select the email you’d like to save.
3. Select Forward.
4. In the To field, enter the email you want to send it to and then select Send.