IM Forwarding is a great way to keep your conversation flowing when you're on the move. If your phone is capable of text messaging, you can forward IMs to your mobile phone when you're away from your computer.

Manage Your Mobile Settings

Reply to IMs by Text Messaging on Your Phone
Most wireless carriers support the two-way IM Forwarding service. Just use your phone's reply function to respond to any forwarded IM.

IM Forwarding is Easy to Turn On and Off
There are multiple places you can turn IM Forwarding On and Off, they include:

1. "My Mobile Settings" at the bottom of the home page at mobile.aol.com. These settings are available once you register your phone and sign in
2. Mobile settings in your computer AIM® client (version 6.5 or higher)

Once you've enabled IM Forwarding in your AIM® settings or through your Mobile settings at mobile.aol.com, your messages will be forwarded to your phone whenever you sign off at your computer or set your AIM® availability to "Mobile." When you sign off of AIM® on your computer, your availability will appear as "Mobile" instead of "Offline" to your buddies.

Manage Who Can Contact You When You're Mobile
You choose who can reach you through IM Forwarding. In your settings, you can select:

• Buddies in your AIM® "Mobile Device" group
• All Buddies on your Buddy List®: Screen names on my buddy list
• Any AOL®/AIM® user who has your Screen Name

How to Reset Your Mobile Number with AOL®/AIM®
Just bought a new mobile phone or receive a new mobile phone number? If you need to reset your mobile number with AOL/AIM, just send a blank text message to 265022 from your mobile phone. This will reset your mobile number in our systems and allow you to register for AOL Mobile services under your Screen Name.

IM Spam Notice
If you receive an IM Text Message Notice that is unfamiliar to you, please visit our IM Spam Information page.

To learn more about activating IM Forwarding, turning off IM Forwarding and more, go to AOL Help.

Attention Cincinnati Bell AIM® Users:
Effective February 18, 2008, Cincinnati Bell and AOL no longer offer access to the AOL IM service through the Cincinnati Bell network. There is no plan to provide this service in the future. Should you have any problems with your billing or cellular service, please contact Cincinnati Bell. We apologize for any inconvenience.

U.S. only. AOL Mobile services may require a wireless data plan and charges from your wireless carrier may apply. Not all AOL Mobile services are available on all wireless carriers or on all wireless devices. Check with your wireless carrier to confirm that product use is consistent with your carrier's Terms of Service.