help with aol connection

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"mike" <d> wrote in message news:<#iN1f$QyEHA.2200@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl>...
> Stupid aol charges $20.00 for the software now!!

True, but to be fair, back when it was free, it only did e-mail. Now
it supports a connection to the internet as well.

> I need to know how to
> connect without the software,but with the access #.

You can't. AOL uses a non-standard connection method- not the typical
"DUN" (Dial-Up Networking) connection used by most ISPs. Pony up for
the software, or use another ISP. I use www.access4free.com- they
give you 10 hours free each month then $1/hour up to $10, then you get
unlimited use the rest of that month.

I set my AOL mail accounts as IMAP accounts so I don't need AOL's
ridiculous mail software either at home or on my PPC. Since I have
DSL broadband at home (which includes an ISP), I dropped to the
$5/month AOL plan (3 hours a month, but still get 7 email accounts)
long ago. I can't remember the last time I actually connected to AOL
or used the AOL software.