1) Broadband + AOL software To use AOL. click on the AOL icon and sign on as you normally would. The only change would be that there is no dialing of telephone numbers. The connection box beneath your password now says TP/ICP. Use AOL as you always have. 2) Broadband minus AOL software To use AOL, open the Internet Explorer or whatever browser you use. In the browser window, type www.aol.com and click Go. The AOL web page loads and opens. Sign on at this site typing your screen name and password just like you would on the sign on page of the AOL software. You should now be able to access your mailbox, address book, etc. Sharon --------------------------------- In a message dated 7/30/2008 1:54:04 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Please compare two scenarios, 1) using broadband and aol with aol software on your harddrive, 2) using broadband and aol without aol on your harddrive. Thanks, Dave **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020)