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Question

just purchased broadband from ntl and after 3 days of trying to install and failing,i am close to giving up!-i have been told that the reason i'm encountering problems is because of conflicts between xp,aol,and the bb modem.can anyone offer any words of wisdom on this?????PLEASE!!!!!!!!!

splait · Answer

Yeah. Get rid of AOL. It's more trouble than it's worth.

Actually, that is more than a wiseacre comment. You have Internet access through an ISP other than AOL now. Why are you trying to access through AOL? Just go to AOL.com and log in there.

Basically, you just open up Internet Explorer and browse the net. To get mail, if you want to continue with AOL, just go to the web site and log in. However, why do you want to keep paying two providers? Do you just want to keep your e-mail address? If so, you can subscribe to AOL's e-mail at a reduced monthly rate and you get all the benefits of being off of AOL! What a deal!

All sarcasm aside, AOL's product is bulky, intrusive, unruly, and it interferes with your ability to use your new ISP properly. Consider the information I gave you above and save yourself some time, money, and aggravation. We get enough of that just from owning PCs in the first place!

Thomas Roy · Answer

I second the nomination to rid yourself of AOL!! Everyone I know that uses AOL has nothing but problems; dropped connections, slow connections, interference with other programs, convoluted internet access, etc. A friend who is on AOL recently went to cable access for his computer to gain the speed. When he contacted AOL to cancel, they said that since he no longer used the dial up and only wanted the email they maintained his account for something like $5.95 per month.

osprey4 · Answer

You haven't given too much detail. What kind of broadband? Cable? DSL? How is the modem connected, through a network card or USB?

If it's cable, there should be no problem accessing AOL, but it must be set up as ISP/LAN connection. With XP, you should be using AOL 7.0 or 8.0. Please post back with details and someone will try to help.

Soulfeeling2641 · Answer

I'm having the same problem connecting to AOL Broadband ! I was told by AOL that there is a conflict with XP and to contact Dell which I have done. I was told by Dell that I have to download a 'patch' and they would come back to me to inform me which one but still waiting! . This has been ongoing since Jan!!!

My computer is a Dimension 4600 using NTL telephone line and a USB cable for modem.

Would be most grateful if you can help

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