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. You 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