Dear Bryan,
1. If you're in a semi-detached, send your lady upstairs with a flower pot. When the local Verizon salesbloke turns up with the 'new technology' tin can connected by a line of string, or suggests the new connection might have a wonky algorithm ... she might
accidentally give the pot a nudge. Kevin Courtney (NEU) might send you a Christmas card...
2. Alternatively, Sue posted some AOL forum links - which are URL's/HMTL (internet addresses).
It got me thinking. AOL and Compuserve (C$erv), launched before the existence of the mainstream/modern internet browser. I got my first copy of 'gekko' (which MS allegedly pinched and rebadged as Explorer 1), on the second or third member's CD from AOL
or C$erv. Point being - back then - the interface was AOL/C$erv ... not Edge/Explorer/Chrome/Firefox (HTML browsers).
I am wondering if - as part of the UK sale of client/customers - Verizon neglected to have the modern browser interface included in the (purchase) package? Might have found AOL wanted too much for it (extra), so they're scrambling now to come-up with something
else.
Just a thought - but putting that aside and returning to Sue's URLs.
2.1 URL addresses are not exclusive to anyone, unless specifically blocked by court orders (terrorist sites, etc.); thus if you have a browser and internet connection ... you can go straight to it.
Entry passwords and entry site look/feel may look slightly different - however the function would be the same (it is embedded in the HTML page). Should make no practical difference.
2.2 AOL/Verizon might provide the software interface and account charges, but they do not run/own the communication lines (British Telecom) - thus no change there. Only thing I can think of is if AOL will not let Verizon use the old account links addresses
(user = email and the like). It would not affect Windows at all, other than having to change (to new) email server addresses and enter the new email account password
for example:
old: *** Email address is removed for privacy ***
new: *** Email address is removed for privacy *** - or - *** Email address is removed for privacy ***
It does not seem to make sense, thus I think the letter was either wrongly worded, or drafted by a person who did not know what they were doing (exams board - maybe).
Cheers,
Rick.