Changing internet providers

[mycats]

If I change from AOL to some one else, I dont suppose there is anyway I will still have access to my aol email account is there??

[Ethel]

When I changed from AOL I was offered the chance of keeping my email addresses for a monthly fee - sort of piggybacking the AOL through my new ISP.

I can't remember how much it was - but I didn't choose to pay it.

Instead, I set up web-based email addresses (gmail) before I started the switch. Informed all my contacts of my address, but still had the AOL for about 6 weeks, so anybody I missed could contact me.

It worked well - now I keep the gmail addresses no matter who my ISP is.

[knobbynonuts]

dunno if this will help you or not mycats as had a few beers at the moment but in my experiance when I have left an isp always seem to get e mails for months and months afterwoods , I have left ntl about 3 months ago and got conneted to sky and am using firefox but when I go to outlook I always get mails from my old adress but cant send mails

[mycats]

Cheers folks
Ethel - so with the gmail thingy it doesnt matter who your ISP is? I never knew that, thanks

knobbynonuts -yeah that made sense, well done ha ha, saying that I have had a few drinks too, maybe that helps

[Bazza2764]

i had aol until about a month ago, but they do a thing called "Bring your own connection" i dont use it, but my wife still uses her old aol software and connects as she used to, no charges as yet.

[Paulst30]

AOL have since moved to free e-mail like Google and your old screen names can be used.

if you need a googlemail invite just email [email protected] ok

:P happy times