If you are an AOL customer and you’re trying to ditch the service, positive changes are coming your way. The company is making it possible to keep your AOL address without paying them anymore. AOL has realized that it’s losing market share by charging for overpriced dial-up. So, the company is starting a Yahoo-like format, which is more of a portal. People go there to get all kinds of information. AOL’s Instant Messenger program is also having difficulty because the other two main services – MSN Messenger and Yahoo Messenger – will soon be interoperable. You are going to have to ask to be switched to the free service, but it is supposed to happen in the next two months. So, get on it!

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In other techie news, you can now get 15 months of VOIP from SunRocket for $199. That includes unlimited long distance calls in the U.S. and Canada and all of the enhanced voicemail and caller ID features. That equals out to a little more than $13 a month. If you need to call overseas, you can get unlimited calling to 30 countries for $299 a year. Another company, Skype, is offering free unlimited calling through the end of the year. So, there are some serious deals out there for you in this industry.