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  1. I just purchased the "free trial" for $4.99 offering 24/7 technical help. There is no service. Where is your help?!?

    1) I CAN'T SIGN IN
    2) I purchased the "free Trial" aol 24/7 service and I can't even communicate with AOL tech support, nor Chat.
    Also, I can't even change the settings on my account.

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  2. do i still have McAfee protection? Getting popups that say I don't, but thought I had a subscription through AOL

    thought i had a subscription through AOL for McAfee protection, but getting messages that I no longer have it. Check my subscription record, please

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    Even if you have an active subscription, if you do not have McAfee installed, it will not protect your computer. Please check if you have it installed on your computer.

    If you encounter any issues please call at 1-800-827-6364.

  3. Mail using outlook

    I can get to my wail through the internet; however using outlook or IMAP my ****@verizon.net my password is not accepted. How should the settings be set using outlook or IMAP.

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    Thank you for reaching out. check the Incoming mail server settings in your email application, and make sure they match the IMAP/POP settings in the section titled “Update server settings” from the following help article: https://help.aol.com/articles/how-do-i-set-up-other-email-applications-to-send-and-receive-my-verizon-net-mail

    The incoming and outgoing mail servers require SSL enabled for all ports, and also the username field in the account setup, needs to contain your full email address, including @verizon.net at the end.

    In case your server settings are correct, open the link below (and sign in if necessary), and make sure the option “Allow apps that use less secure sign-in” is turned ON.

    https://login.aol.com/account/security

    After this turning ON this option, check if your mail application is able to connect. If the problem persists, verify if the “Two-step verification” option on the Account Security page (the URL above) is turned ON or OFF.

    In case this feature is turned ON, you…

  4. Fired AOL Today

    Effective today AOL Mail has been deprecated in my environment. I will be spending the next couple of days updating my profiles to remove them (...@verizon.net).

    None of the provided "solutions" for the pop.mail.yahoo.com failures worked, so now they don't have to.

    I urge everyone to dump this bunch of incompetents.

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  5. AOL SEttings Out of Date.

    Constantly getting AOL Account Settings out of date. I have updated the Settings several times to no avail.

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    Please check if you can access your account by going to mail.aol.com in a browser. If you can successfully sign in, we have some troubleshooting steps to try:

    - check the Incoming mail server settings in your email application, and make sure they match the IMAP/POP settings in the section titled “Update server settings” from the following help article: https://help.aol.com/articles/how-do-i-set-up-other-email-applications-to-send-and-receive-my-verizon-net-mail

    - the incoming and outgoing mail servers require SSL enabled for all ports, and also the username field in the account setup, needs to contain your full email address, including @verizon.net at the end.

    - in case your server settings are correct, open the link below (and sign in if necessary), and make sure the option “Allow apps that use less secure sign-in” is turned ON.

    https://login.aol.com/account/security

    After this turning ON this option, check if your mail application is able to connect. If the problem persists, verify if…

  7. How can the cost of AOL be decreased.

    Discounts to disable clients, on a fixed income.

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    Responded  ·  Product Support responded

    Follow the steps below to learn how to change your AOL membership by going to myaccount.aol.com.
    1. Click My Services | Subscriptions to access your account information.

    2. Click Manage next to your subscription.

    3. Click Change Plan and select the option that best suits your needs.

  8. I do not want my email password remembered

    do not want password remembered. I want to put it in each time so I can keep people out of my mail...

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  9. Mail deletions

    Mail settings.

    Your AOL email system there appears to be a serious major flaw, as I see it. Although not having any problem with my sending or receiving emails I noticed my system internet has slowed down somewhat. I thought I would start by cleaning up the system starting with my emails SENT listings. Some 340 page listings of 50 listings each page which I deleted. This took quite awhile.

    What I discovered was, all that I deleted from SENT emails was transferred to TRASH, all 340 pages of 50 listings each.

    My concern is, why did I go through…

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    Every email that you delete will go to the Trash folder, where it will stay for up to 30 days before being automatically deleted. In these 30 days you can restore the emails from the Trash folder, in case they were mistakenly deleted.

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  11. standard vs basic?

    I am really getting annoyed with having to switch back and forth from standard to basic mail versions almost daily. I am not paying for the delays that I am getting when doing this. Please tell me why this keeps happening. I don't want to switch providers, but..

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    Thank you for submitting your feedback. Unfortunately, we are not sure what your comments were about and are unable to properly action your feedback. Could you please provide a bit more detail for us on what you’re commenting on? Thank you so much, and have a great day!

  12. complaints

    I only have one email but I have to call my daughter up to get into my account? b/c to get into aol it asks for recovery email other then the one I have. Which is total harassment on the part of Aol security also I gave a phone number in the past, isn't that enough, This my account nobody else. there is absolutely no reason I have to go through so much security to get into an email account that I had 6 yrs plus. On my computer I have virus blockers and I dont need the extra hassle…

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    In order to skip this screen, you can click on ’I’ll secure my account later’ below the Looks good button. This security screen appears on your login, because you have only one verification method. If you add another phone number or a recovery email address on your account, you will no longer see this screen at login.

  13. When i set a filter - I WANT IT APPLIED IMMEDIATLY to all mail

    When i set a filter - I WANT IT APPLIED IMMEDIATLY to all mail

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  14. Being able to get back email that has been accidently deleted

    I would like to see a option that allows for getting back email that have been accidently deleted especially when they are important emails.

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    Responded  ·  Product Support responded

    Hello, emails that you have deleted can be recovered from the Trash folder and moved back to the Inbox. Please note that the emails will stay into he trash folders up to 30 days, after which they will be permanently deleted and cannot be recovered.

  15. How do I set up a new e-mail address?

    How do I set up a new e-mail address?

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  16. Your recent re-structuring now will not work on my MOTOROLA DROID MAXX cell phone.

    You need to contact cell phone users of sync'g and let them know what unique changes in the "port" like settings need to be applied. Can no longer add the AOL mail sync.

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    Responded  ·  Product Support responded

    Please check the Incoming mail server settings in your email application, and make sure they match the IMAP/POP settings in the section titled “AOL Mail POP and IMAP settings” from the following help article: https://help.aol.com/articles/how-do-i-use-other-email-applications-to-send-and-receive-my-aol-mail

    The incoming and outgoing mail servers require SSL enabled for all ports, and also the username field in the account setup, needs to contain your full email address, including @aol.com at the end.

    In case your server settings are correct, open the link below (and sign in if necessary), and make sure the option “Allow apps that use less secure sign-in” is turned ON.

    https://login.aol.com/account/security

    After this turning ON this option, check if your mail application is able to connect. If the problem persists, verify if the “Two-step verification” option on the Account Security page (the URL above) is turned ON or OFF.

    In case this feature is turned ON, you…

  17. Improvement

    I'm requesting improvement in the older Android app i just made my account and already it seems like I'm having trouble with my account and since my technology is a lil out dated I don't have the means or tools to successfully secure my account I'm requesting assistance please and thank you

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  18. new email and old email

    separating emails into new and old categories is not working for me. I want to see all emails in the same page as it was before. Now I have to search in 2 pages(categories) tp find the email I want to access. Add a filter like mobile email to give the option to see all or just new emails. BTW new font is not helping too.

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    To have a unified Mail folder please go to your AOL Mail inbox – Click Options | Mail Settings – Click the General tab – “Inbox Style,” select Use Unified Inbox style – Click Save Settings

  19. Stop making email format changes for the worse!

    **** *. Sorry, but in standard version this am (8/7/19) when I opened an email it would go to separate page like it always had & I could read the whole email. Now, at 10 pm same day, it opens in a separate small "side" window on the same page, & when I click on the expand box, it still doesn't fill the page like it always had & even this am!!! What the * are you doing? What is the point of this less readable format & extra steps just to read an email? Why are you changing…

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  20. pop3 How to set it up

    pop3 How to set it up

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