{"id":2530,"date":"2017-05-03T10:10:27","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T17:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/?p=2530"},"modified":"2018-02-15T06:29:49","modified_gmt":"2018-02-15T14:29:49","slug":"aol-begins-charging-to-use-aol-desktop-software-heres-how-to-keep-accessing-your-email-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/aol-begins-charging-to-use-aol-desktop-software-heres-how-to-keep-accessing-your-email-for-free\/","title":{"rendered":"AOL begins charging to use AOL Desktop software &#8211; here&#8217;s how to keep accessing your email for free"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AOL has been notifying their users about a required update to their &#8220;AOL Desktop&#8221; software, that will require the payment of a $4 monthly fee. To avoid the fee you can access your AOL email and the rest of the internet via another web browser on your computer such as Chrome or Firefox, and navigate to <a href=\"http:\/\/mail.aol.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mail.aol.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Computer Techs can assist you with making the change to another browser, including importing any favorite websites that you may have stored in AOL Desktop. <a href=\"http:\/\/ctreno.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Contact us<\/a> to schedule a convenient remote or on-site visit.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the change, continue reading below&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/AOL-Desktop-Gold-notice.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2531 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/AOL-Desktop-Gold-notice-500x287.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/AOL-Desktop-Gold-notice-500x287.jpg 500w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/AOL-Desktop-Gold-notice-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/AOL-Desktop-Gold-notice.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"ptoggle expanded\"><strong>What happens to my email\u00a0if I do not upgrade to AOL Desktop Gold?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"pcontent\">\n<blockquote><p>If you sign up for AOL Desktop Gold, your email will be migrated to the new version of the software. If you do not to upgrade to AOL Desktop Gold, you may still access your email using the old version of AOL Desktop software. However, you will not be able to send or receive new email in the old versions. For more information, please refer to our help article\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/help.aol.com\/articles\/en_US\/KB_Article\/what-happens-to-my-email-if-i-do-not-upgrade-to-aol-desktop-gold?r=1&amp;q=Select+Title%2C+Searchable__c%2C+IsDeleted%2C+Summary%2CPublishStatus%2CRich_Text_Content__c%2CRelated_Articles__c%2CCreatedDate%2CLastModifiedDate%2CKNOVA_Article_ID__c%2CVideo_URL__c%2CUrlName%2CKnowledgeArticleId%2CMasterVersionId%2CArticleNumber%2CCreatedById+From+KB_Article__kav+where+IsDeleted%3Dfalse+and+UrlName%3D%27aol-desktop-gold-faqs%27+and+PublishStatus%3D%27Online%27+and+Language%3D%27en_US%27+WITH+DATA+CATEGORY+CategorySite__c+AT+%28USAOL__c%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What happens to my email if I do not upgrade to AOL Desktop Gold?<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AOL has been notifying their users about a required update to their &#8220;AOL Desktop&#8221; software, that will require the payment of a $4 monthly fee. 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