In a message dated 12/4/2007 1:10:04 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
to whom in which this post was written to and for it is important to
understand there are 2 differences in this post.....aol is a service
provider true( to the author) but also if you already have internet
service and want to still use aol then simply set your explorer or any
web portal to www.aol.com and lock it in as your main browser........
( which is what emile is speaking of )
Hi:
To use an ISP Is a little more complicated than that, yet easy. THIS POST
ASSUMES THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE A CONNECTION TO THE INTERNET by one of the
several common providers. Once you have created an account you can go online
to
the ISP's web site using ANY browser and use some services of your ISP from
anywhere in the world, however you are probably still on the open internet.
If you do a search from your ISP's WEB site you are probably using their
browser and servers. But if you are not at their WEB site and you do not have
their browser on your PC or you do not browse from their software on the PC,
any searches will use your default browser.
To first get an account you will need to use their software and sign
up. You can download and install software from their WEB site and use it to
sign up. Then when you click your E-mail, button (or Internet button) in the
start menu (or wherever you place them) you will automatically open the
ISP"s software on you PC and go directly to the ISPs Servers and and
everything
you do will be similar to a secure account. Your one click opens your
onboard software, opens your browser and connects to the ISP's E-mail page or
your
designated home page. You will be working from the ISP's GUI. The ISP on
it's GUI will provide you with assorted links to is's proprietor services.
You can continue to use Microsoft Favorites. Clicking on any Favorite
link will cause everything to open up and take you to the site but through
your ISP's site IF the ISP's browser is set at default. Otherwise you can
import Microsoft Favorites to your ISP's favorites list. Browsing from your
ISP's GUI is why the ISP can control reported spam and offer warnings about
reported potentially dangerous sites.
If an ISP provides free or included Internet security it will
usually cover all your connections. The service is not restricted to that
provided by your ISP. McAfee is not limited to any individual ISP, and is
contracting with many other ISPs.
ISP Installation CDs are available all over and some software can be
found in new computers, otherwise you can find a great list online by using
the keyword ISPs or free ISPs in your browser. If you find one with
included McAfee and some means of reporting spam you're on your way to trouble
free
E-mail and browsing.
Now the disclaimer. I have not experimented with most ISPs in a long
time, and things do change, and I may no longer be 100 accurate, and I
don't know what individual ISPs offer at this time, except I have seen some
adds. offering included McAfee.. That is up to them individually. Please
excuse errors or broken sentences. Use this information as a stepping stone
only. Thanks.
Emile
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