Connect to Server

You've finished entering the information that Account Setup needs to connect you to Netscape's Internet account server. Click Connect to Server to temporarily connect to Netscape's Internet account server to download information about different account plans.

When you click Connect to Server, Account Setup uses your modem, phone line, and the connection software installed with Communicator to establish a connection with Netscape's Internet Account Server. For this reason, your modem must be properly installed and turned on, and connected to your phone line.

After Account Setup successfully connects, it downloads account plan information, and then disconnects. This may take a few minutes. After Account Setup disconnects, you'll be able to review and compare account plans and choose the one that best meets your needs.

When evaluating account plans, it helps to have some idea of how you will be using the Internet:

• Will you always connect from home or will you also connect while traveling? Some plans offer a toll-free access number for travelers. Others offer a selection of many local access points so that you can always connect, wherever you are. However, these services might cost extra.
• How many hours will you spend on the Internet each month? Some plans are designed for people who connect less often, letting you pay by the hour for Internet access. Other plans are designed for people who connect every day, giving you unlimited hours of connection time for a flat monthly fee.

Once you have chosen an Internet service provider and account plan, you'll be able to connect directly to that service provider, establish a new account, and begin to use your new account right away.

If you don't want to connect to the Internet Account Server right now, you don't need to. Account Setup saves the information you provided (except your credit card number), so that when you are ready to create an account, all you have to do is launch Account Setup and move to this screen to connect.

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