Grandpa Bob going High Tech? YIKES!

Hey AGB good for you! We have had broadband for years and would hate to go back to dial up! You should really go for wireless broadband then you could sit at your bonfire mylotting! I am sure you will be able to set up the modem ok - we did ours really easily! When do you make the big changeover! xxx

Oh wow. I had no idea you were still using dial up. You must be a very patient man! I remember the dial up years many moons ago, and I got so frustrated, not just by the slowness, but by being logged off. Which was usually when I was right in the middle of things. I look forward to hearing your perspective of the wonderful world of broadband.

isnt that a coincidence?! lol just last night i was checking prices on getting broadband! and i think we will be going with QWEST also. in my area, its QWEST or Earthlink..and QWEST is a cheaper price (even if there isnt a super cheap intro price period lol) we are going to have to wait until next month to do it, but man i cant wait! i dont even try to post photos anymore..i would get far too mad. the modem and install kit were FREE with QWEST arent they?

You are not going high-tech, grandpa Bob. You are already on high-tech since you are already dabbling with your PC and on the internet. Where you used to walk, now you are going to run, so the only thing different is that things will happen faster and more efficiently for you when you leverage on the faster bandwidth. Installing the broadband modem shouldn't be too difficult because usually clear step-by-step instructions will be given with your subscription and new modem. Hope you enjoy your faster broadband access. Now you can download and watch movies, clips and videos better and smoother!!

Hi GRANDPA BOB! Wow, you are high tech now. Welcome to the world of the new generation! haha.. As much as I want to help you i can't, my hubby is not around for he can answer all your queries. He is the one whom I depend on with all this high tech thing. haha..More blessings to you and take care always. Happy mylotting!

lol... good then we will expect lots of good posts!

Lol Grandpa Bob calm down It is not hard to install the Modem I am blond and I did it lol You should get a CD with it and it will tell you on there exactly what and how to do it You should not have to change Emails or anything at all it should not affect it as it didn't me when I had to be on Dial up for a few weeks which I hated lol As for aol yes you can keep it as all you have to do is put AOL Mail in your Browser and it will take you to sign in on your Mail I hardly use my AOL Mail as it is rubbish I have gmail The only thing that will be different is you are on Broadband and going faster nothing else will change on your Computer

I think here in mylot you go to edit your profile, or edit your preferences, there should be a place to change your email. As far as aol, I know you can keep the same one if you are using verizon now a friend of mind did but after that I do not know. You might have to change.

Mine was super easy to set up but it came from my local phone company and pretty much all I had to do was plug it into the phone jack, computer, and outlet. Hope you have it all set up by now and enjoying the fast speed. I sure do.

Wow hi tech! That 20+ x your dialup speed, you'll feel the speed difference alright, especially when uploading pictures. I think AOL is a webmail just like yahoo so that will still be available, just not sure though. When it comes to your modem, your broadband service man will do it for you, and just as simple as plugging it in.

Good for you! I am going to redo my upstair this summer and move my office out of my bedroom into another room then switch to high speed. Will you let me know how it works out with Qwest? I have been struggling with the decision between cable or qwest...both have good deals...

Congrats! Right now I am picking up a wireless connections so I am really happy about that, especially since I've been on that slow dial up as well. I just did add my first pic to one of your discussions, having dial up is what kept me from adding pics before plus being short on time. You shouldn't have any problem hooking up your broadband, it is usually pretty self explanitory. As far as aol. You should be able to keep your aol email address, because aol is free now for email!

Wow, you were online posting all this time in slow mo???? I believe you can keep your AOL address, but if you want to change it, you can contact mylot about changing your e-mail address..As for installing the modem, are you telling me that they are not installing it for you? Time Warner installed ours and even when went change to digital phone, they made the correct changes that were needed..So as far as that goes, I don't know, because it was easy for me, other than having to wait on the guy..

Grandpa, you can still use AOL and it will be free for you now that you have the broadband access.. You will just have to contact AOl and let them know that you have another service provider and they will quit charging you and you will not have to change anything.. I have used AOL for about 15 years now and we also have had Comcast for about 7 years.. When we had Comcast installed, we were told that I could still use AOL for just 9.99 a month as long as Comcast was my main service provider.. Then about a year of so ago, AOL changed and it was free for anyone who had a broadband internet provider.. So I have the convenience of High Speed and still get to use my AOL for free.. I haven't had to change anything.. I still have the same email address that I have had since getting on to AOL about 15 years ago.. My son is a "tekkie" or "computer nerd" and he hates AOL, he wants me to move on up to the newer providers, but I am a creature of habit and I fight against change and still use AOL, even with Comcast and Firefox readily available.. Good luck with your new provider, you will enjoy the speed and convenience of going "high tech" and no more of that old slow dial up..

Welcome to the World of High Speed. I am sure you will enjoy this. I have been high speed for quite a few yrs. myself and cannot imagine anything else now. I Love being able to be online and move quickly thru pages here, and other sites online, and be able to do almost anything and not have to worry about it taking forever, especially when I am downloading something. As for changing your Email address, etc. I am sure there are easy ways to do it on here just like other sites I have been on in the past. Just make sure you do so so there is no confusion, etc. and if interested, you can also go get you a FREE email address from Gmail.com which is a good place to use too. Wishing you the best.

You shouldn't have to change your email address. I didn't when I changed over. I have to say though, it's so much better than dail up! I love how fast everything loads up now.

You should be able to keep your aol email account. Its about time you get high speed guess i gotta do it first before you will lol. First I get a house so you do. I get high speed now you. I get a plasma tv now what when you getting yours lol. Now you can go faster and make more money on Mylot. We gotta get shorty going on here shes still done nothing.

I'm pretty sure that AOL let's you keep your e-mail address--- or at least I remember something like that with them. I hate AOL-- I downloaded it into my old computer once to try it out- I hated it and I couldn't get it out of the computer- It's like they put it in hiding places ! Welcome to the 2000's Grandpa Bob--- I use cable modem-- it's quick! I hate slow!

I wish I could help you out, but when we switched to high speed my hubby did all of that. If I had to do we would have been in serious trouble. It looks like you got the answers that you needed. I hope high speed is less stressful for you.

Ohmygoodness, Bob, you've been doing all this on DIALUP? You deserve an award for sure! No, installing a modem isn't hard at all, it's really no different than a regular dialup modem. I don't think you'll have any trouble. As for changing email addresses, I think AOL started something a while back that allowed you to keep the address, I'm not sure. You should be able to find that at aol.com, though. If I were you, I'd get a free web based email address (yahoo, gmail, etc) and use that for everything, that way you won't ever have to change it if you change internet providers, and you can check your mail from anywhere with an internet connection (friend's, library, airport, etc). I was with AOL for several years before switching to yahoo and I couldn't imagine going back.