My son says "Dump MSN. They suck."

Can anyone tell me how to go about doing this? I will use IE 7 I guess.

Thanks for any help.

Is MSN being used for connecting to the Internet Catty? Or is it just used for email?

It is used for connection to the Net and email. But I plan to switch to hotmail or something, once I get rid of MSN.

Thank you, Bedstor.

Your first step would be to find a new Internet Service Provider. Once that connection is established, you can contact MSN to discontinue your Internet Service.

You can use Hot mail, Yahoo mail or any of the other free email services. You new Internet Service Provider will most likely include email service with their ISP service package. They will also be happy to assist you with the connection details to setup your new ISP connection.

Local phone companies often provide ISP services and are usually included in package deals associated with your telephone/cable television connections.

I hope this helps!
Dwight

Yes, of course, you always help, Dwight. I already have hotmail, and will probably use that. I need to notify everybody that the MSN email address is no longer good after a certain time, right?

I can still connect re IE 7, right? Without changing to another ISP? Yikes! Hotmail says "MSN Hotmail!"

Now Catty is really

Its ok catty, msn hotmail is still the regular hotmail. I would suggest you start sending emails now to give out the new email address, so it will already be done when you get your new Internet provider. I have two hotmail accounts, two yahoo ones, and two with my internet provider.


chris

Pardon the lengthy post. At $18+/mo MSN really isn't the value it once was. (Even AOL cut their prices) This is an outline of the ISP switching process.

1. Set up your new connection

Sticking with dialup?
AOL and NetZero charge $9.95/mo for basic dialup service. Your local bell probably offers dilaup service as well.

Many dialup services offer one-month free trials, take advantage of this during your switching period!

Going broadband?
Basic ADSL runs about $25 a month. Check with your local bell for more info. Faster than dialup and doesn't tie up your phone line. Faster grades of DSL are available at additional cost.

Cable internet generally runs a bit more expensive (~$50/mo), but offer higher speeds. (Up to 8Mbps in my area) Call your Cable TV company for information. If you use satellite TV, I suggest trying DSL instead.


If neither your bell or cable co. offer broadband, look to the sky! Satellite-based services such as Wildblue and HighesNet provide internet access to nearly anywhere in the U.S. with a clear view of the sky.

2. Email switchover
Do this step ONLY if your email address will be cancelled when you cancel your ISP service. Example: AOL users can keep their email, even if they cancel service, so switchover is unnecessary.

Using your OLD account, send our emails to everyone in your addressbook informing them of your new address. Cancel any newsletter subscriptions, and resubscribe to them using your new address. Update email settings on sites such as Answerpool.

If your new email service supports POP fetching, and your old service supports POP, you can easily import your old messages directly into your new account.

Assuming you're using free Windows Live Hotmail (fka MSN Hotmail)...
A. In the upper-right corner of the Windows Live Hotmail home page, click Options.
B. Under Manage your account, click Send and receive mail from other e-mail accounts.
C. Click Add a POP3 account.
D. Enter the settings for the POP3 account, and then click Save. (Hint: MSN's POP3 server is... pop3.email.msn.com)

Google's free Gmail service also pull POP accounts.

3. Cancel the old ISP

MAKE SURE YOUR NEW CONNECTION IS WORKING!!!

Then, call your ISP and ask to cancel your service. You may sit through a small pitch asking you to stay, or offering broadband.

Also See: http://support.msn.com/default.aspx?page=article_support_msn_cancelaccount

4. Enjoy your new ISP!

Much of the multimedia content offered by MSN is available for free, or is available for free elsewhere.

Programs such as Firefox (free) or Internet Explorer (Windows feature) are not affected by changes in ISP. Windows Live Messenger can connect you to the MSN/Live Messenger network for free.

Be sure to keep tabs on your credit card bill to ensure that your old ISP doesn't continue to bill you. (This happens more often then you think!)

If your old ISP offered "web acceleration" and your new one doesn't, Google offers a free Web Accelerator. (Note: This is more useful if you decide to continue using dialup)


Hope this was helpful!

Wow, thank you, Jwooden, for typing all that. It is good information. Thanks again.

Thank you, Chris, that is also good information.