Create a Surcharged 800 Number Location
If there are no local access phone numbers available in your area and you wish to connect to the Internet, you can do so using a surcharged 800 access phone number.
To create a surcharged 800 number location:
- On the AOL Desktop for Mac Sign In screen, click the Connection: drop-down menu to open it, then click Setup Connection.
- Click the Access Phone Number Set: drop-down menu to open it, then click Create Set.
- In the New Set Name: box, type a name for the location, then click the OK button.
- Click the Edit Access Numbers button.
- Click the Area Code: drop-down menu to open it, then click 800 from the list.
- Click the box next to the 800 number to place a check mark in it, then click the OK button.
- Click the OK button.
- Ensure that the Connection: box displays the newly created location, then click the Sign In button.