AOL is one of the pioneering names amongst internet service
providers and offers a host of services including email, web portal and
internet messaging, to name a few. With the passage of time, more and more
people prefer to switch to Gmail from AOL, the reason being the speed issues
with AOL internet. Moreover, you will not need to open a new program for
accessing your email if already using internet. When you want to switch from
using AOL to Gmail, it can be done easily by calling AOL customer service number. The other way is to try it by using
some easy steps:
·
Start by visiting the Gmail page.
·
Set up an account by entering all the required
information, followed by clicking to Gmail terms and services for creating an
account.
·
Notify all the contacts you have on AOL that you
will now be using Gmail.
After this, you have four methods, out of which you can
choose the one which suits you the best:
Method 1: Mail Fetcher
1.
Begin by setting up Mail Fetcher in Gmail
account. This feature comes free and enables you to download mails from a total
of five different POP access supporting email accounts.
2.
Click gear icon placed on the upper right hand
and choose Settings. Then open Accounts followed by Import tab. In ‘Check mail
using POP3 section’, click ‘Add POP3 Email account’.
3.
Enter the email address of the account to be
accessed and click ‘Next’. Sample settings will be populated by Gmail. It will
also verify the server name and port by checking with the AOL server.
4.
Enter password.
5.
Decide whether you want to leave a copy of
messages retrieved on the server, use secure connection during mail retrieval,
label and archive the incoming messages.
6.
Finally click ‘Add Account’. Once done, you will
be given the option to set the account as custom From address, after which you
will be able to compose messages in Gmail, but these will appear as if sent
from the other email account. Then click ‘Yes’.
Method 2: Auto Forward
1.
Start by logging in to AOL mail. You can set up
an automatic forwarding in AOL to Gmail account for redirecting AOL mails to
Gmail. Click ‘Settings’ icon on top right corner and then click the tab
‘Accounts and Import’. Choose the link ‘Add a POP3 mail account you own’ from
the section ‘Check mail using POP3’.
2.
Now enter AOL address in the box ‘Email
Address’, then select ‘Next Step’. Type AOL username and password. You have the
option for applying label to email messages from AOL address. Click ‘Add
Account’.
3.
Next choose if you want to reply with AOL
address from Gmail and click ‘Next’. Decide whether AOL account is to be
treated as alias or the mail has to be sent through Gmail or AOL servers.
4.
In the end, click ‘Send Verification’. Go to the
AOL inbox and open up the mail from Google. A verification code comes in the
mail which has to be copied and pasted in the given box. Choose ‘Verify’ to get
the AOL mail at the new address subsequently.
Method 3: Export
1.
Reach the beta webmail page in AOL.
2.
Click ‘Contacts’ on the left hand bar.
3.
Click ‘Export’ which lies beside the ‘Find
Contacts’ search bar. Export to a CSV file and then import it to Gmail account.
Method 4: Copy and Paste
1.
In the AOL account, copy all the email contacts
and paste them in a single email. Address this mail to the Gmail address and
send it.
2.
Choose the contacts from the mail, copy and
paste them in the address book of the Gmail.
In case, you are unable to switch from AOL to Gmail with any
of these methods, it would be useful to call AOL customer support number. This number connects you with expert
professionals who are available round the clock for troubleshooting diverse AOL
issues.
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