Judy, You can switch from one to the other at any time. It's nice to be able to use AOL's web based mail if you're somewhere on the road, and a computer made available to you doesn't have AOL installed. Woody ================== Bluetea54@aol.com writes: Thanks Sharon. I thought I would try both ways. I will have to wait and see what happens when we change over. Judy In a message dated 4/23/2010 6:19:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, DULCICH6@aol.com writes: > 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 >