In the ’90s AOL called as American Online was one of the prevalent web-based email providers. However, since then AOL has changed a lot and added a whole new feature to its email services. Hence, if you have an old AOL account, it may be time for you to change or activate your AOL account in order to enhance your digital attic.
In case, you want to cancel or change the email services of AOL or its subscriptions, but afraid or unsure of how to perform the cancelation or deactivation process. Here in this guide, we will describe the effective steps to cancel the AOL account, keep reading this blog till the end.
Canceling an AOL Account
The first thing which you need to keep in mind that, canceling AOL does not mean you must give up your free AIM, or AOL Instant Messenger account, you can retain that, also the screen name or user name. But if you are using AOL Desktop Gold, then after the cancelation of AOL you can not use that application.You can cancel your AOL account by using the computer, to do so, you need to open the default web browser and then open the AOL account using login credentials. In case you don’t remember your password or username access your account via answering the security question.
After that click on “Manage my subscriptions” menu, now click on Cancel. Now go down and answer the reason for canceling AOL services, then click on Cancel AOL.
Your account will be canceled, simply instantly, upon snapping on the "Cancel AOL" button. However, if you were a paid user, you can access your account until the last billing cycle was paid.
After canceling the AOL account, you will get a letter to your mailing address that approves your cancellation inside 7-10 business days. In case you don't get such a letter, call AOL to know about the status and confirm cancellation. However, if you log in to your AOL Account after a long time and wants to cancel the account services all you need to have the username/email address, your AOL password, and the security question.
Use AOL Phone Number to Cancel the Account
You can call the AOL customer support and cancel your service. The number is 1-800-827-6364. Ensure that you get a confirmation number for your cancellation also the first and last name of the person you talk with. However, navigating to the official AOL support website can give lots of options for changing or reactivating the AOL account services to your AOL account.Read this also: How to Fix AOL Desktop Gold Issues?
