Wireless with AOL Broadband?

Question

Hi, my and my friend were having a discussion about being wireless while your ISP is AOL Broadband.

What I'd like to know is, say you had a desktop pc and a laptop set up (desktop pc was wired, laptop was the one wireless) with AOL Broadband, would you have to install the AOL software on both of them? and would you have to open AOL up on your laptop to get access to the internet?
My friend says you don't. But I'm pretty sure you do. Who's right?

Also, could the screen name that the desktop pc always signs in as, be used on the laptop at the same time? (In other words, could two people on different computers get on the same screen name at the same time?)

Thanks. Please answer both of these if possible.
Will be sure to give 10pts for the best answer.

Answer 1

It will depend on the type of wireless router that you have. I know that ours (an SWAMR-54108) handles AOL broadband directly, and doesn't require AOL software on our PCs unless you want to access AOL's special content.

With a wireless router, the screen name should be irrelevant except for email, so two people should be able to use different screen names at the same time.

Answer 2

You need AOL software on both, if you use the same account, ie, multiple screen names under this master account, it wont allow you to log on both the same time.

You will need a wireless modem router, create a new screen name (8 characters only max) and use this account as your router login name/password.