AOL Mail Sign Up

AOL (formerly America Online) offers free email services to non-members. Sign up is quick and easy, you need to have access to a web browser and your mobile phone.

AOL email offers the following account benefits.

• Unlimited storage,
• Photo and video attachments up to a generous 25MB,
• Spam filters and virus protection.

Because the service is web based you can access your email from any device that has an Internet connection.

AOL Sign Up — Step by Step

The first step to getting your new AOL email account is to open up your web browser and visit the AOL sign up page at https://sites.google.com/view/aol-mail-sign-up-aol-mail-295/home

Enter your first name and last name.

Pick a username. Your final email address will be this username followed by @aol.com, for example, hasan.raza@aol.com. You’ll see a list of possible options based on your first name and last name, select one of these if it is suitable.

AOL has many members so there’s a chance your username may have already been used by another member. If you type a username that is not available you’ll see a warning on the screen and you’ll be asked to choose an alternative. Try adding a dot (period) between the words in your username, for example, instead of hasanraza, try hasan.raza. You can also add numbers to the end of your choice, e.g. hasan.raza1, hasan.raza2. Keep trying until you find an available username that works for you.

You can use letters, numbers and the dot (period) and underscore character in your username, but you can’t use special symbols. So hasan.raza or hasan_raza are fine, hasan$raza will be flagged as an error.

You may have your email address for a long time, so choose a username that will be suitable for all purposes, personal and business. Be careful not to use personal information in your username that you don’t want to be public. For example, date of birth or year of birth added to the end of a username, hasan.raza1980@email.com.

Once you have selected your username, choose a strong password and type it in. You should use a mix of letters, numbers and symbols in your password and ensure the password is at least 8 characters in length. There is a password meter on the screen that will advise if you have selected a strong password. Modern technology makes it very simple to break weak passwords. For advice on choosing a strong password see our Password Guide.

Confirm your password by retyping it.

Now enter your date of birth, gender and ZIP code.

Next you will be asked to pick from a list of security questions and type in your answer. Choose one security question from the drop down list and type in the answer. This security question will be used to verify your identity if you lose your login details and can’t get access to your account.

Currently AOL requires your mobile phone number to complete registration, so go ahead and type it in. When you have finished filling out the registration form, AOL will text a special code to your phone that you must then type back into the web site to complete and confirm your registration.

Optionally, enter an alternative email address you have access to. This will be used to send username and password recovery details should you forget your login details for your AOL mail account.

Finally, to prove you are a real person and not a form filling robot, type in the code you see in the CAPTCHA box. If you can’t read the code you can click the small audio button to have it read to you. Or you can generate a new code that might be easier to read.

When you have completed all the information on the sign up form and read the short message about terms and conditions then click the Sign Up button.

The next screen informs you AOL has sent a special code via text message to your mobile phone. Check your mobile phone for a text message with a subject line similar to, 451047 is your AOL verification code.

Type the 6 digit number into the web site, click the Finish button and your registration is complete.

Provided you have entered the correct confirmation code you will see a summary page that lists your new AOL email address, your username and your mobile phone number and the answer to your security question. There’s a button to print these details for safe keeping.

Check your email. If you provided an alternative email address you will receive a message to that address containing a link you should click to verify the alternate address. Go ahead and click the link. This will take you to the AOL sign in screen. Enter your AOL username or email address and your password. This will log you into your AOL account and you will see a message confirming your alternative email address has been accepted and will be used to send you password recovery information.

That’s registration complete. You have a brand new AOL account and email address.

To start using your new account, in your web browser go to the AOL sign and enter your AOL username or AOL email address and your password. Click the Sign In button to access your AOL mail inbox.

Useful Links

• AOL.com Sign Up — Create your new AOL mail account.
• AOL.com Log in — Login to your AOL inbox.
• AOL.com Email Service — If you have forgotten your password.
• AOL Online Help and Support — Official AOL customer support web site.