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# Advanced Dialing Options

In addition to the basic dialing options you set for a dial-up location, you can also select advanced dialing options if you wish to enable voice mail compatible dialing, or plan to connect using a calling card.

## To select advanced dialing options for a dial-up location:

1. On the AOL Desktop for Mac Sign In screen, click Connection: drop-down menu to open it, then click Setup Connection.
2. Highlight the location you wish to edit, then click the Dialing Options tab.
3. Click the Choose Common Options button.
4. If you are using a calling card to dial, click the Dial my calling card prefix: box, to place a check mark in it, and enter the calling card number (for example: 1-800-calling card number).
5. If you are using a calling card to dial, click the Dial my calling card suffix: box, to place a check mark in it, and enter the remaining dialing information (for example, your home telephone number + area code + pin number).
6. Click the OK button.
7. Click the OK button again to close the Dialup Setup window.

Notes:

- The dialing options you select are applied to all the access phone numbers you have chosen for the location.
- If there are fees for using your calling card, you will incur them accessing the Internet with AOL Desktop for Mac, even during a free trial period. Contact your calling card supplier for information regarding fees.
- AOL strongly recommends that you contact your local phone company to confirm that any access phone number(s) you have chosen for dial-up access to AOL will not cause toll or long-distance charges to appear on your phone bill. Simply because an access phone number has the same area code or city as your dial-up location, it does not necessarily mean that it is in your local calling area. The access phone number(s) that you have selected may not correspond to your local phone company's billing designations and need to be carefully selected. If you do not contact your local phone company, you may unnecessarily incur phone charges when dialing an AOL access phone number. Only your local phone company can provide this information

For more information, see:

Creating a Location

Using a Calling Card When Dialing

Creating a Dial-Up Location