You have Verizon.
You can sign up for a Verizon.net email account.
You can then choose which company you want to use the services of, AOL or Yahoo. You don't have to choose then. You don't have to choose at all, if you don't want to. I didn't. I have a FREE Yahoo account. I have a FREE Gmail account. I do NOT use my Verizon.net email account. It's all up to you what you want to use. These things do NOT affect your DSL.
I kept my Yahoo account for my newsletters. I use my Gmail account for my personal emails. I didn't have to change my email address with my friends. They don't even know I switched from CompuServe, AOL sister company, to Verizon.
It's all up to you as to what programs and spyware you want on your computer.
Hope this helps.
Rick
Is there a big difference between Verizon/AOL and Verizon/Yahoo DSL?

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