Here's how...
America Online's software allows you to connect to AOL using your dialup access account from CleanAndSafe via TCP/IP. (Over the Internet from your CleanAndSafe Dialup Access Account.)
AOL also offers a special pricing plan for customers who use AOL via their CleanAndSafe dialup access account.
It's called "Bring Your Own Access" (AOL Keyword: BYOA)
The "Bring Your Own Access" (BYOA) Plan from AOL is a flat $14.95 per month for unlimited use of America Online.
To switch to the AOL BYOA plan
- Connect to your AOL Account
- Go to the Accounts & Billing area on AOL at Keyword: Billing.
- Click on "Change Billing Method or Price Plan" in the Update Your Info section.
- You will be prompted for you AOL Password. Please enter it and click on "Continue".
- Click on "Update Pricing Plan"
- Click on "$14.95/BYOA" and then click on "Select Plan"
- That's all there is to it!
Changing Your AOL Connection Type
After signing on to CleanAndSafe, you need to change your AOL connection setup to connect via TCP/IP (That's Internet lingo for your CleanAndSafe Dialup Account).
To connect to America Online using your CleanAndSafe Dialup Account:
- Connect to your CleanAndSafe Dialup Account. (If you do not have one yet, please register now or call toll free at 1-888-246-6750.
- Launch America Online by clicking on the AOL icon on your desktop.
- On the AOL Sign On screen, click Setup.
- On the AOL Setup screen, choose the "Create a location for use with new access phone numbers or an ISP option and click Next.
- In the Add Location window, type "CleanAndSafe" in the "Name for the location" field.
- Click "Add a custom connection (for example TCP/IP)" and click Next.
- A TCP/IP location will be created automatically.
In the future, all you have to do is...
- Connect to your CleanAndSafe Dialup Access Account as you normally would.
- Open your AOL account as you normally do
- Click Sign On (Make sure it says CleanAndSafe in the "Select Location" field)
- and you will connect to America Online over the Internet connection
provided by your filtered CleanAndSafe account.
It's that easy and you now have the best of both worlds!
If at any time you encounter trouble please call us toll free at 1-888-246-6750.
Note: If you select this pricing plan from AOL and then connect to America Online using one of their AOLnet or SprintNet access numbers, you will incur an additional surcharge of $2.50 per hour which will be added to your AOL bill.
What is TCP/IP?
TCP/IP is a communications format for transferring data on a network. America Online's software lets you use TCP/IP (The protocol used for your Internet connection) to connect to America Online at no extra charge. Connecting to America Online with TCP/IP is often faster than the usual modem-based connection process, and it will not interfere with your use of other TCP/IP tools like Internet Explorer or Netscape.
