Verizon DSL-- New Wireless Modem... web and e-mail work fine, but AOL IM doesn't. Can you help?

Question

I have Verizon DSL w/ a wireless westell modem. I have a Mac (OS 9) and Windows hooked up to the wireless modem for Internet.

I recently upgraded from a wired modem to the wireless one. When I had the wired modem, everything worked great on both computers: web, email, and AOL IM.

Since I upgraded to the new modem, AOL Instant Messenger will not work on either computer. It keeps saying, "Searching for service." Web and e-mal work fine on both.

Verizon technical support refuses to help, saying they don't support AOL IM. Obviouslly it worked before on both of these computers. My mother has the same service and the same modem-- aol im works fine for her.

Side note: My FTP program has not worked since I got the new modem also. It also says, "searching for files." I'm not as worried about that program as I am the AOL IM.

How can I make AOL IM work? I appreciate any help. And yes, I always come back to read what people have posted. Thanks for any help.

Answer 1

Hmm.. Try uninstalling AIM and reinstall it. make sure you use the mac version lol.

if it doesn't work, try downloading trillian.. it allows you to use AIM, Yahoo!, and MSN.

if not, I believe Mac has their own messenger thing where you can put all of them in one.. try that out. :)

good luck.

Answer 2

specific he can, it rather is in simple terms that aol would not want you to correctly known that, by using fact aol would not want your dad to go away. it rather is going to cost him some funds each and each month, regardless of if it would be below finished blown provider.