CHANGING YOUR DIAL IN PHONE NUMBER

To change the number your computer dials to connect to the Internet WITH PVNS

To change a number in  Windows XP - click start

Go to control panel – Click network and Internet connections (or just Network Connections)–then Click- network connections then  Right click the  PVNS connection (it may say something else like connect to and our phone number instead of PVNS) – then click Create Shortcut -Tell it Yes - Rt. Click the PVNS Icon again and then - properties – now on the General page - change the phone number. – be sure the “use dialing rules box” is - unchecked – click – OK - to complete.
 

TO ADD another dial up number in Windows XP - Click Start 

Find and Click - Control Panel - Network Connections - Make a new connection - The wizard will open - 1st page click Next - 2nd page Click connect to the Internet - 3rd p - Set up my connection Manually - 4th p - Connect using dial up modem - 5th p - Type pvns 2 (or anything different from the name you already have in the other dialer) - 6th p - type the phone number (unless otherwise indicated on our list, use just 7 digits) - 7th p - Use the same username and password you use now to connect to PVNS - 8th p - Put a check by the Shortcut box - Click finish.
 

Windows 95 thru ME
 
To Change a Dialup Number

Double click the My Computer Icon on the desktop - Double click dial up networking –
Right click (one time with the right side button) the PVNS  icon (this icon may be named
something other than PVNS it could be something like “dialing to” or “connect to” and the number listed above for your city) – now click on create shortcut if you want a shortcut on the desktop and tell it Yes - Rt. Click again on the PVNS Icon and select Properties - Replace the phone number - do not use an area code – if  area code box is checked -  remove the check – then click OK to complete the change.
 

Windows 95 thru ME

TO ADD A NUMBER WITHOUT REMOVING ONE

In Dial up Networking - Click Make a new connection - Type pvns (for different locations give different names EX. pvns atlanta  - pvns 2 - pvnsDallas, etc.) - Next- Type phone number under telephone number and remove numbers under Area code (only use 7 digits unless otherwise noted in the numbers list) - If dialing from location that requires dialing 9 (motels etc.) put the 9 with a comma  before the number. EX  9,4692110 to improve connections.
 

Web TV

From the start page select set up – then dialing – then - using your own ISP – then
continue to the use your own ISP page and change the phone number and click done –
 it should then reconnect – read the screen and select - use ISP – a conformation screen
will summarize your choice –  select  use your own ISP.

You MAC users know how to do this, but if we can help let us know.

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