ADDENDUM: Because my puter's messed up with from MS SP3 and the registry fouled up so that my AOL won't reinstall properly and hangs (AOL techs can't fix), I'm having to use AOL web mail on my desktop. What I have found is that I can remain logged on all day concurrently on all of the screen names (5) I use, and just click on the tab at that bottom of the screen for the screen name I want to jump to. Saves having to log our and log in for each screen name on web mail. So that means you can be logged on concurrenlty to all of your e-mail (Gmail, OE, etc) and jump from one to the other instantly. And also while doing all that and also using IE, you can tab (in XP) from one open web page to the other instantly. As someone else said, you're gonna looooove cable/DSL. Woody -----Original Message----- From: Woody Woodworth <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 8:58 pm Subject: Re: [AOL-RW] switching from dial-up You'll find getting on AOL to be much easier. You'll get on AOL faster, and you can stay connected to AOL all day. You can stay connected in the background while you work on something else.    If you travel somewhere, you can get on your AOL using another computer by using web mail.    You can also concurrently use Gmail web mail, or Yahoo web mail, and still use your AOL as well.=2 0You can even use Outlook Express with your ISP, and still also use AOL. You can have all of your e-mail progams open at once -- AOL, AOL web mail, Gmail, Yahoo, and Outlook Express, and jump instantly from one to the other. Well, maybe that's a bit more than you'd want to do, but -- back to the question. No, you'll be connected to AOL the same way you were before, but faster and no interruptions.    Woody  ===================      In a message dated 30/07/2008 17:13:13 GMT Standard Time, [email protected]  writes:    ome real basic/dumb questions about switching service. I have never  used anything except AOL for my carrier and email. I am changing to ATT DSL    Friday. What d I need to do or be aware of?    I would still like to use AOL for my email service. Will this be any  different from webmail?       **************************************  See what's new at http://www.aol.com  ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com