In a message dated 7/27/2006 1:41:30 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, wajret@aol.com writes: I get my broadband from our local telephone company and now have one line only (previously had one for phone and one for computer/emergencies). I pay AOL a small amount each month so that I can keep my AOL address ------ Yes you can certainly do this. But you CAN get AOL mail on the Internet for free, also. Go here: _https://reg.my.screenname.aol.com/_cqr/registration/initRegistration.psp?mcSt ate=initialized&seamless=novl&sitedomain=mail.aol.com&lang=en&locale=us&authLe v=2&siteState=ver%3a1%252c0%26ld%3amail.aol.com%26pv%3aAOL%26lc%3aen-us&create Sn=1&ncid=AIMWML00050000000001&mcAuth=%2FBcAG0TJJmYAAPd6A1ENy0TJJqIIivOdoz7QS0 oAAA%3D%3D_ (https://reg.my.screenname.aol.com/_cqr/registration/initRegistration.psp?mcState=initialized&seamless=novl&sitedomain=mail.aol.com&lang=en&loca le=us&authLev=2&siteState=ver:1%2c0&ld:mail.aol.com&pv:AOL&lc:en-us&createSn=1 &ncid=AIMWML00050000000001&mcAuth=/BcAG0TJJmYAAPd6A1ENy0TJJqIIivOdoz7QS0oAAA== ) OR go to _www.aol.com_ (http://www.aol.com) and click on the link at the bottom of the blue header that says 'Get free AIM email'. If you copy and paste that horrendous URL, then be advised that it begins with https: and ends with %3D%3D. Sharon