You can connect to America Online via your Internet connection to Exit109. This allows you to access the AOL chat rooms and other services, without dealing with the congested AOLnet dialups. You must be running at least version 3.0 of the AOL software.

To set up AOL's software to connect via the Internet instead of by modem, click Setup on the main AOL connect screen, and choose Edit Location. Remove the telephone numbers and leave those lines blank. For Network, choose TCP/IP. Click Save.


To connect, first dial into Exit109. Once you're connected, run the AOL software and connect as usual. Once you're on, you may want to go to keyword "billing" and change your billing plan to "Bring Your Own Access" which is only $10 per month. (However, don't do this if you plan to use AOL's modems for any reason, because they will charge extra per hour if you dial into their modems.)



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