Can you cancel AOL and keep your email?

If you pay for your AOL account, you can switch to a free AOL account and keep your AOL email addresses, software, settings and bookmarked favorite places for as long as you want.

Can I keep my email address if I leave AOL?

Yes, yes you can. AOL email is not connected to your ISP, so it doesn't matter if you leave AOL Broadband and go to another provider or you move countries, you can take your AOL email with you. The best thing is, you don't need to do anything!

What happens if I delete my AOL Account?

You'll lose access to all of your data and content like your emails and email folders.

How do I keep my AOL email address for free?

Can I transfer my AOL Account to Gmail?

You can import just about all your mail and your address book from AOL Mail into Gmail. The copied messages all remain in your AOL account as well. It may take several hours or up to two days before you start to see imported messages.

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Does AOL still exist 2021?

On June 23, 2015, AOL was acquired by Verizon Communications for $4.4 billion. On May 3, 2021, Verizon announced it would sell Yahoo and AOL to private equity firm Apollo Global Management for $5 billion.

How do I export my AOL emails?

How much is AOL email a month?

Basic usage is free, with account creation, with enhanced features available under the site's "Premium" plan, around $4 per month.

Why is AOL charging me monthly?

Communication surcharges - We answer to a higher calling - the phone company. If you connect to AOL using a long-distance number or AOLnet 800 number, you'll see these surcharges in addition to your monthly subscription fee.

What happens when you stop paying for AOL?

If you cancel your billing and change to the free AOL plan in the middle of your billing cycle, you'll continue to have access to the service until the end of your current billing cycle. If you have any active premium subscriptions, those will continue to be billed separately.

Does AOL charge for email?

“AOL Mail is a web-based product that is free to all users regardless of their paid relationship with us,” Aol PR told me when I inquired as to why these headlines (somewhat mistakenly) accuse them of charging for it. Well, that explanation is much more clear than this vaguely-worded “Project Phoenix” press release.

Can I delete my AOL account and reinstall?

If you uninstall the AOL software from your computer, you will no longer be notified when you receive a new email. You can download the software from AOL and reinstall it later, if you decide you need it.

Can I change my AOL email address?

AOL lets you close your account at any time. Before deleting your account, make sure you've cancelled any subscriptions, services, or associated usernames. Can I change my AOL username? Unfortunately, you can't change or modify your username once it's been created.

Can I keep my old email address if I change internet providers?

It all depends on the service provider. Some will delete the email account completely, while others will allow you to keep it for a fee. However, we think there may be ways to go around this without losing important messages when switching broadband providers.

How do I keep email address when switching providers?

Do you lose your email address when you change providers?

If you choose to use the email address associated with your internet provider and you move or change services, you will lose that address.

Is AOL outdated?

As of July 2012, there were 24 million AOL Mail users. By 2021, the number of paying users had dropped to 1.5 million. On March 16, 2017, Verizon, which had acquired AOL in 2015, announced that it would discontinue its in-house email services for internet subscribers, and migrate all customers to AOL Mail.

How many people are still using AOL?

Still a moneymaker — Despite years of languishing, old internet brands are surprisingly resilient. Yahoo remains the seventh-largest website on the internet with 900 million monthly users, while AOL has more than 1.5 million customers who subscribe to AOL Advantage, according to CNBC.

Is AOL a good email service?

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It started as one of the most popular dial-up internet providers in the world. It's hard to believe the company is still around, but it is. And its free email service remains one of the most popular.

What are the benefits of a paid AOL account?

AOL Perks offers members access to exclusive discounts on everything from movie tickets to buying a home. With thousands of top brands, such as Apple, Samsung and Costco, members are able to save on what matters most to them. AOL Perks is even optimized for any device – desktops, tablets, and mobile.

How much do AOL plans cost?

For $25.90 per month, you can get a premium account. For $11.99 per month, you can get AOL with security software and dial-up access, along with technical support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for connectivity and security issues.

How do I save my AOL emails to my hard drive?

Can I Download all my AOL emails?

Once all the mail is imported, you can access each message. You can also click on the three vertical dots icon in the top-right and select “Download message” to save the email in question. It will be saved in your browser's default download folder.

How do I transfer my AOL emails to Outlook?

Is Verizon closing old email accounts?

Verizon has retired our email service. We have completed our notifications regarding this change, and customers no longer have the option to keep their Verizon.net email address or extract and move their data to another service provider. For support and help with your email, please contact your email provider directly.