how can i access aol

[gucciman]

i have just moved from birmingham to swansea where my fiancee lives. i had a bt phone line back home, and was on aol broadband.

my fiancee uses both ntl phone and broadband.

i have brought my notebook computer with me, can i still access aol through her ntl phone line or will i need to pay for an additional bt line?

how can i go about still using aol?

[fo3nix]

what do you access with aol?

if it''s just the web, you should be able to simply plug her broadband connection into your computer, and it work.

[gucciman]

i was hoping it would be that simple, but i wont know until i try it. my modem is a bt voyger aol supply and hers is a ntl modem.

also, i have a belkin wireless router which was an absolute nitemare to set up so that should be throw a few spanners in the works.

[fo3nix]

your router should be easy to setup. basically uou just need the username and password of her ISP, together with the VPI and VCI numbers (i think its 0 and 38, but not with my router right now to check). it's pretty much the same on all ISPs as far as i can tell. and you want to choose PPPoA probably. but her ISP will tell you all this somewhere on their website, i would assume.

as for the modems. if its broadband, they're technically not broadband, and they both do the same job anyway. if they both connect with RJ-45 cables (like thicker phone lines), they should be fine. and i think the ones that connect with USB (terrible things), should be ok too. i see no reason why not, anyway.