Please take me off of your address book Thanks ----- Original Message ----- From: <DULCICH6@aol.com> To: <aolers-rootsweb@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 6:18 PM Subject: Re: [AOL-RW] new high speed connection > Judy, > > Joan is correct. You can continue using the AOL client as you do now. You > just change the way it connects. There is a dropdown menu on your sign-in > screen just below your password window. Simply choose the TCP/IP > selection. > Remember with cable, you will actually be connected to the Internet 24/7 > so > be sure you have a good firewall that covers both incoming and outgoing. > Unlike Joan, my preferred way is #2 in Joan's message. Every thing is > just as > it was before I had cable and therefore I was very familiar with it. I > see > enough new things with testing.... :-p > > Sharon > > > > > > In a message dated 4/23/2010 6:54:25 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > JYoung6180@aol.com writes: > > You can still use AOL with broadband/high speed access (I've been doing > that since 1999). You can do it one of two ways: > > 1) You can remove (or not use) your AOL program but access AOL via an > independent browser (using your broadband ISP for the access) to get mail > and > navigate to other AOL features or (and I feel this is the preferred > method > and the one I've been using all along) > 2) you can log onto you AOL program just as always but you won't be > logging > on via a phone connection. Your connection will be set up to connect via > the high speed access by TCP/IP connection. AOL offers most of the > features > you are used to free in this case (even using the AOL software) because > you are not using up a connection that costs them money via the phone > lines. > > When you or the new broadband provider sets up their service for you -- > make sure they change your AOL settings (in your AOL program) so you can > logon via the broadband connection to AOL. > > Joan > > > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/AOLERS-ROOTSWEB > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AOLERS-ROOTSWEB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message