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TrueSwitch will copy all your personal
data to your new NetZero account, notify
everyone with your new email address,
forward emails sent to your old email
address and help you cancel your old ISP
account. Best of all, it's FREE!
Q. What is TrueSwitch?
A. TrueSwitch is a service designed to
help ensure an easy and successful move to
your new NetZero Platinum Internet
account. TrueSwitch can copy most of your
personal information (stored emails,
address book, and favorites) into your
NetZero account, notify everyone in your
address book about your new email address,
forward emails from your old email
address, and help you cancel your old
Internet account.*
Q. Why do I need TrueSwitch?
A. TrueSwitch makes switching to NetZero
easy, simple and fast. Many users have
felt trapped by their service provider
because they have all their personal
information stored on another service like
AOL or MSN, their friends all know their
email address, or simply because canceling
the old account is such a hassle.
Q. How does TrueSwitch work?
A. The TrueSwitch service is built around
two components: the TrueSwitch Wizard and
an application hosted on the TrueSwitch
web servers.
The TrueSwitch Wizard is a small software
program that you download to your computer
after you have set up your NetZero
account. When run, it can detect the
Internet accounts installed on your
computer. You select which account you
wish to switch from and the NetZero
account you wish to switch to, and the
TrueSwitch Wizard will do the rest.
The TrueSwitch Wizard communicates with
the TrueSwitch servers to move your
account information to your new NetZero
Platinum account. These servers will log
into your old account on your behalf to
retrieve a copy of your personal
information (including stored emails, your
address book, and your favorites) and then
copies that information to your NetZero
account. Similarly, the TrueSwitch servers
will continue to access your old account
to forward any new emails that you may
receive for up to 30 days. The TrueSwitch
servers will also send your contacts an
email with your new email address.
Q. Will TrueSwitch work with my
computer? What are the system
requirements?
A. The basic system requirements are:
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Windows 98, Windows
2000, Windows ME, Windows XP Home or
Windows XP Professional.
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Internet Explorer 5 or
higher.
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Pentium II 233 MHz or
higher.
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64 MB of Memory or
higher.
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TrueSwitch does not
currently support Linux or Mac OS,
Netscape or Opera browsers, or
Netscape mail.
For best results, the
TrueSwitch Wizard is designed to run on
the same computer that you use to access
your old Internet account.
Please note: You will need to keep your
old Internet account active for 30 days in
order to use TrueSwitch email forwarding.
Your other ISP may bill you again during
this 30-day period if you choose email
forwarding. AOL does offer a $4.95 per
month Light Usage Plan that is sufficient
for most users of email forwarding.
Q. Does TrueSwitch support my Internet
service provider?
A. TrueSwitch currently supports switching
to NetZero Platinum from AOL, CompuServe,
EarthLink, MSN, SBC Yahoo, and AT&T
plus many other Internet Service Providers
who use Microsoft Outlook Express.
Q. Will the TrueSwitch service copy all
attachments and downloads I received
through my emails from my old Internet
account to my new account?
A. The current version of TrueSwitch will
transfer emails from your old account
completely.
However, in order to view any email that
you have stored directly on your computer,
you must access your email through
Microsoft Outlook Express. If you wish to
learn how to configure your email account
and you have Microsoft Outlook Express
6.0, click
here. If you have Microsoft Outlook
Express 5.0, click
here.
Q. How do I cancel (or downgrade) my
old Internet account?
A. You are responsible for canceling your
old Internet account to avoid incurring
any additional charges. If you selected
the "Express Install" option
with the TrueSwitch Wizard, we will email
you in 21 days with the details on how to
cancel your old account. Please remember
that you need to keep your old account
active so that TrueSwitch can continue to
forward emails that arrive at your old
account.
Q. Can I have my email forwarded for
longer than 30 days?
A. TrueSwitch enables you to have your
email forwarded for an additional 30 days
beyond the initial period. Please note
that you must keep your old Internet
account active with the same user ID
and/or password for TrueSwitch email
forwarding to continue to work correctly. |