NetFAQs: Windows - Dial Up Connections

Special: How to change your dial-up number, password, username & domain tail

You can lookup a local dial-up number to connect to our ISP at http://www./dialuplocations.asp.

This website will show you how to change your most common Internet connection settings. This is actually a fairly easy and fast process.

Note: Netscape, Outlook & Outlook Express' automatic connection options rely on the connection you specify as the default connection. You can configure this in Internet Options. If you are using Internet Explorer to connect, you can still follow the instructions below or you can configure the username and password from within Internet Options as well: Internet Explorer Instructions

You must access the connection properties to change the dial-up number you use to connect to the Internet.

On the Desktop, click the Start button and select Control Panel from the menu.

Windows XP gives you the option to view the Control Panel in "Category View" or "Classic View".
Click on "Switch to Classic View" if you prefer this mode. It's on the left side of the Control Panel. Both views are presented here.

Category View		Classic View

Click on Network and Internet Connections to open the screen below.		Click on Network Connections to open the screen below.
		Classic View does not have the window picture to the left. The Network Connections icon is already in the Classic Control Panel (pictured above).
Click on Network Connections to open the screen below.		The Network Conections window is pictured below.

Double-Click the Dial-Up icon to see the screen below.		Double-Click the Dial-Up icon to see the screen below.

The Connect To screen appears.

You can lookup a local dial-up number to connect to our ISP at http://www./dialuplocations.asp.

User name: Enter your new dial-up username.

Password: Enter your new dial-up password.

Note: These changes will only remain permanent if you connect to the Internet.

Dial: Enter the new dial-up number.

Note: Leave the area code blank. Put in the phone number that is your connection to the internet with 3 or 4 commas on the end for more stable connections.

If you are at work or in a hotel then you may need to dial 9 to get an outside line. In that case, place a 9,, in front of the phone number. Be sure to put one or two commas after the 9 so that the phone line will transfer before the modem starts dialing. You may also need a comma at the front of the number to force the modem to wait for a dial tone.

For 10-digit dialing, put the area code in the phone number box (not the area code box). Remove the checkmark in the "use area code and dialing properties" checkbox.

Click the Dial button to connect.

You can also change the dial-up number by click the Properties button at the bottom of the previous screen.

The "Connection" Properties screen appears.

You can lookup a local dial-up number to connect to our ISP at http://www./dialuplocations.asp.

Select the General tab.

Telephone number: Enter the new dial-up number.

Note: Leave the area code blank. Put in the phone number that is your connection to the internet with 3 or 4 commas on the end for more stable connections.

If you are at work or in a hotel then you may need to dial 9 to get an outside line. In that case, place a 9,, in front of the phone number. Be sure to put one or two commas after the 9 so that the phone line will transfer before the modem starts dialing. You may also need a comma at the front of the number to force the modem to wait for a dial tone.

For 10-digit dialing, put the area code in the phone number box (not the area code box). Remove the checkmark in the "use area code and dialing properties" checkbox.

Click the OK button to close the window.

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