You can use AOL software, email, and other services even if you don’t subscribe to AOL dial-up. Even if you’re already connected to the internet and don’t use AOL dial-up, you can still access all of AOL’s software, email, and other services for free. The following are some of the free AOL services: your

Go to the AOL homepage. If you want to create a new AOL account, simply go to www.aol.com. Look below those empty boxes and you’ll see the white “Create an account” button — click it. Start enjoying your AOL Email.

To access your account information, log in to My Services | Subscriptions. Scroll down and click Manage next to your subscription. Click Change Plan to change your plan. Read the cancellation confirmation page carefully before clicking Cancel My Billing.

The second option is AOL Ad-Free Email — subscriptions.aol.com/products/ad-free-aol-mail – which costs $4.99 per month and delivers the same features as Free Email, with the exception of third-party advertisements that would otherwise interfere with usage.

Gmail is completely free to use. There is, however, a premium variant with additional features such as a custom email domain (such as your company name), unlimited group email addresses, 99.9 percent uptime, twice the personal Gmail storage (30GB), no advertising, 24/7 assistance available for purchase.