AOL is a company that offers many web-based services, like Instant Messaging, media alerts, and email services. Contacting a company as large as AOL can be frustrating, especially if you are having problems with your online account and need help right away. To contact AOL, use social media to send them a message, call their customer support line at 1-800-827-6364, or use their email support to get answers to your questions quickly.

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Calling Support

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    Call customer support to sign up or reset your password. For general account support or to reset your password, call the customer support line. They are open Monday - Friday from 8 am to 12 am (EST) and Saturdays from 8 am to 10 pm (EST).[1]
    • The customer support line number is 1-800-827-6364.
    • If you have an account at AOL that you pay for, you can call this number 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
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    Use AOL’s TTY services if you are deaf or hard of hearing. If you need to call AOL and you have a Text Telephone, you can call a separate number to speak with a representative through your TTY device. You must have TTY enabled equipment to call this number.[2]
    • Call 1-800-759-3323.
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    Contact a Spanish-speaking customer service rep if you need to. If Spanish is your primary language, call the separate Spanish customer care line for AOL. You will be able to talk to a support person entirely in Spanish.[3]
    • The Spanish customer care line is 1-866-885-5117.
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Contacting Online

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    Email customer care for general support. If you have questions about your account or need to address something that is not time-sensitive, send AOL customer support an email. They will reply to you within 24 to 72 hours.[4]
    • Send an email to support@aol.com for help.
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    Chat with AOL support if you are a paid member. Paid AOL members get access to a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week chat support line. You can chat with them through your AOL account after you log in or by going to https://get.aol.com/livesupport.[5]
    • AOL Live Support also comes with security products to download on your computer.

    Tip: You can pay $9.99 a month for an AOL Live Support Plus account to get access to this chat line. Follow this link to sign up for a paid plan: https://plans.aol.com/join

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    Contact AOL on Facebook or Twitter for a fast reply. Instead of sending an email, you can use social media to send a message to AOL. Use direct messaging on either Facebook or Twitter to ask your question privately, or tag AOL in a Tweet or Facebook post to ask publicly.[6]
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    Email their security team for emergency situations. If you have found a vulnerability in AOL’s system or you have discovered AOL data outside of their system, send an email to the security team. Your email will only be answered if the security team deems it a serious threat.
    • Send an email to secvuln@teamaol.com for security issues.
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This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Hannah Madden. Hannah Madden is a writer, editor, and artist currently living in Portland, Oregon. In 2018, she graduated from Portland State University with a B.S. in Environmental Studies. Hannah enjoys writing articles about conservation, sustainability, and eco-friendly products. When she isn’t writing, you can find Hannah working on hand embroidery projects and listening to music. This article has been viewed 30,377 times.
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