Whether you need a dial-up Internet connection or are looking for premium features such as DSL (broadband) to enhance your broadband connection and stay safe online, AOL offers a variety of high speed internet options to choose from.

AOL offers free internet to new customers. The services comes with free AOL e-mail account, all in one software and online customer support. Below is a list of high speed internet services available for those who would like a faster and more reliable service:

AOL High Speed Essentials. Costs around $11.99 a month. This comes with premium McAfee security and 24/7 live technical support. The service also includes a Backup dial up access with 10 hours free per month. AOL High Speed Essentials - Limited Support. Costs around $9.99 a month. It has the same features without the 24/7 live supports, that’s why you can get it at a cheaper price.

Those were the services for the Broadband users, now here is a list of services which AOL offers to Dial up Users;

AOL Dial Up Advantage. This package costs around $25.90 a month. The plan gives you unlimited usage of AOL high speed broadband connection or AOL dial-up connection. It also comes with up to $10,000 identity theft insurance coverage and $1,000 PC Hardware insurance coverage and Video on-demand as well as AOL radio with over 200 radio stations. AOL Basic Dial-Up. The plan costs $11.99 per month and it comes with unlimited dial-up access, basic McAfee security and 24/7 live technical support. AOL Basic Dial-Up- Limited Support. This package costs $9.99 per month. The plan gives you unlimited dial-up access and basic McAfee security.

AOL also offers the famous AOL broadband wireless plus. First month is free, then you pay $9.99 a month thereafter. The plan gives you up to 24 meg download speed and a 10 GB download allowance plus free evening and weekend calls to Uk landlines. With no connection fees this plan is more than affordable.

I suggest that you take up one of the broadband services available. Faster is better and with broadband internet you will be connected to the web and surfing at lightning speeds. This also offers faster download of music, videos etc and a dedicated connection, not sharing a line which is the case with dial-up service. With AOL features your screen name, favorites and buddy list will remain the same when your broadband connection is installed.

I also suggest that you don’t go for the free service. AOL offers a range of affordable internet services with 24/7 support and additional benefits such as McAfee security which I cannot live without.

Hope this article helps you make the right decision to chose a high speed service for internet access which suits you the most.

By: Matthew Curmi

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