To set up a manual dial-up connection on Windows 8, perform the following:

1. Right click on the bottom right of the Windows 8 screen and left click on the All Apps icon. (If you're using a touch screen, swipe up from the bottom of the screen towards the top of the screen to find the All Apps icon.)
   
   
   
   
2. Open the Control Panel icon.
   
   
   
   
3. Click Connect to the Internet under the Network and Internet listing.
   
   
   
   
4. Click Dial-up as your connection type.
   
   
   
   
5. If you already have existing dial-up or broadband connections set up, you will be asked if you want to use an existing connection. Select No, create a new connection. Otherwise, skip to step 6.
   
   
   
   
6. Enter your TOAST.net information as follows, then click Connect when finished:
   
   
   
   
7. Click Skip when asked if you wish to test the connection.
   
   
8. To connect to TOAST.net, simply click the Internet Explorer tile on the main screen:
   
   
   
   
9. Procede to http://www.toast.net/setup and install the TOAST.net Setup Program to optimize your computer for TOAST.net