Hi Terry,
Could be AOL- they seem to have lots of issues across the board.
How about getting to another PC- maybe a friend or library & setting up a free internet account with Juno or Netzero? Then try connecting through them?
I did find reference to drivers for your modem here:
http://www.modem-drivers.com/companies/801.htm
I suppose it's worth a shot to try them but I'd rather try another connection first to rule out AOL before changing something in your system that may be fine.
Then you'd have a backup provider to boot!
Lynn Tracy
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