Ginny, you will still have to have an ISP (Internet Service Provider) which means you will have to pay or be subject to a lot of advertising. I have found what seems to be a satifactory ISP in Earthlink. Try <earthlink.net> for more info. Virginia Schwinge wrote: > I have AOL 6 and it's driving me crazy. It keeps cutting me off or > telling > me that my Buddy list won't show (I don't have a Buddy List) or asking > me > some question that I don't understand like, Do you want to turn off > LLN? > I've been thinking of going to Hotmail. It certainly can't have more > ads > than AOL has and you don't pay a monthly fee. > Ginny Schwinge