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the States Online Is It For Me?     You have probably heard of the Internet, but you werent really sure ifit was for you. You thought near it, but after all it costs so much andthings like pornography and improper language are used everywhere, right?Wrong Perhaps, I can convince you that America Online will be worth your timeand money.     One of the main reasons that tribe dont go online is that they thinkthat it costs too much. America Online or AOL doesnt really cost all that much.When you sign on you get from 10 to 50 hours complimentary, depending on the softwarethat you download. Once you run out of free hours you may choose to stay onlinewith a monthly fee. This monthly fee can be either $9.95 or $19.95 depending onhow many hours you plan on using.      If you are concerned that your childrenwill visit web pages you prefer that they dont, then you can put parentalguards on that dont allow them to visit those web p ages. If you arent beaten(prenominal) with web pages, they are basically ads that you look at containinginformation about the company, person, or product. Also you can sign your childon as a child or teen which keeps them out of restricted areas.      Perhapsyour main concern is people finding out things that you dont want them to.They only know as much as you tell them. If they ask for your password, creditcard number, or any other personal info, you dont have to tell them thatinformation. When you first sign on AOL staff will ask for things like name,age, address, phone number, and your credit card or checking account number.These things remain confidential and are used only for kick purposes.     If anyone ask for personal information you can easily cover up them to AOL.When someone is reported they are either warned or kicked off the Internet.You can also report people that swear or use any kind of offensive words.Many of the chat direc tions are guarded by "online hosts" or people that belong toAOL. These "guards" make sure nothing bad happens in chat rooms. You can besure that there are AOL staff in the romanticism rooms, especially, because that iswhere the most foul and vulgar language takes place. If you are too young to bein the room, they will tell you to leave and go to a room where people your agebelong.     The world "online" also offers thousands of Reference sources likeGroliers Multimedia Encyclopedia and over 100 magazines.