Changing Access Numbers - NetZero 3.0
WARNING! Before selecting and dialing a new access number, please ensure that you are making a local call. Toll charges could be billed to you even if the new number is in your town or city. You must contact your local phone company to ensure that you continue to enjoy NetZero's FREE Internet access without phone charges.
- Double-click the NetZero icon on your desktop.
- Your Member ID will be automatically filled in or you can choose to login under another account by clicking on the drop-down menu and selecting the account of your choice.
- In the Password text box, type your password.
- Optional: To have NetZero remember your password the next time that you connect, check the box next to Save password.
- To change an existing list, click on the Modify button.
Note: If you are dialing from within a network (e.g. a network where you work), click on the box next to Use existing network connection and click on the Connect button.
- Read the instructions.
- In the first two boxes, enter the area code and first three digits of the number that you will be dialing from.
- The name of the list you are changing should appear in the Nickname for this phone list text box (e.g. Home or Office). Edit it if necessary.
- Click Next.
- Read the instructions.
- From the Choose area code drop-down menu, select your area code.
- To remove numbers from your list:
- Click once on the number to select it.
- Click on the Delete button.
- To add cities to your list:
- Under Available Cities, select the city nearest to you.
- Click on the ADD button to add the selected city to the My Phone List.
Note: Verify with your local phone company that you are making a local call. If there are no local access numbers and you would like to request an access number in your area, send an e-mail including your area code and prefix to
accessrequest@netzero.net.
- Skip to Step 15.
- To change the settings on your access numbers (i.e. how they are dialed):
- Click once on the number to select it.
Note: If you wish to change the settings of more than one number, hold down the shift key as you click on the numbers you want to select.
- Click on the Settings button.
- The following window will appear with the numbers that you have chosen or the settings that you have changed.
- Read the instructions. You must designate the way you want the access numbers dialed in your list. For example, if you want the area code and phone number dialed, you would need to click on the dot next to "Dial 1+ area code+ number."
- If you want the same settings for each dialup number, click on the Select All button. Then designate how you want the numbers to be dialed by clicking next to your selection on the right hand side of the window.
- If you want different settings for a particular dialup number, click once on the number to select it. Then designate how you want the numbers to be dialed by clicking next to your selection on the right hand side of the window.
Note: The Neither checkbox is disabled when you select numbers outside of your area code. (In the examples shown here, the "member" is in the 805 area code.) If this area code is incorrect, you can change it below.
- Click on the Save & Exit button. You will be taken back to the window shown below.
- Under My Phone List, the dial-up numbers will appear that you have selected.
- Click Next.
- If necessary, check the box next to the appropriate dialing prefix.
- If you wish to hear your modem as it dials, uncheck the box next to Mute Modem Speaker.
- Click Next.
- Your NetZero dialup numbers will appear exactly as they will be dialed.
WARNING!
You are solely responsible for any telephone charges incurred while accessing the NetZero network. Please check with your telephone service provider regarding any charges that may apply as a result of the numbers that you have selected.
- Click Next.
Note: These access numbers will automatically be saved for the next time that you log on to NetZero.
- Click on the Connect button to log on to NetZero.