nydwarf
join:2001-08-24
St Catharines, ON | Incredible!
It is incredible as in I don't beleive it's a deal. |
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raythompsontn
join:2001-01-11
Oliver Springs, TN | Expensive Is Relative
Sure the SVP thinks it's not expensive. $23.00 a month is nothing for a person that makes $1,000,000.00 a year. Just like he thinks gas is not expensive as he has never had to fill the tank of his limo. |
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scooter2479
Mediacom Customer Service
join:2004-04-30
Springfield, MO | reply to nydwarf
Re: Incredible!
Can we all say e-machines..... lol |
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technick
Premium
join:2000-12-16
Loganville, GA
| It never changes
AOL is a waste of time, they limit free speech, and they are kind of like the internet with training wheels. AOL is the worst provider out there if you want real Internet Provider, look no farther then a local ISP. AOL was cooler when you could get tons of pirated stuff from the private chat rooms, but if you decide you want to flame someone out or even say the word “tampax” in a chat room, you can have your account canceled. I hope AOL goes down in a big burning crash.
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Shuddertrix
join:2004-07-08
Botkins, OH
clubs:
1 edit | reply to raythompsontn
Re: Expensive Is Relative
Well put! 
I can see them give out the (probably Wintergreen or emachines AMD Duron 1.3ghz - 1.6ghz) to people, but this won't last long because his limo might get in an accident or something
(and ironically, by one of the computers they gave out) |
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Voyager2K2
join:2001-10-04
Wayne, PA | Two Words
People PC.
Computer give-aways didn't work for them either.
Now People PC is down in the $9.95 dial-up trenches with the rest of them. |
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Mentiroso
join:2003-10-15
Albany, GA | !
Comments like this are why people with a working brain hate AOL. |
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i386
Unix God
Premium
join:2004-07-10
Tucson, AZ | Comcast & AOL
Heheh...
I see Comcast is competing with AOL now - and I wish them luck.
- Eddie |
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Mactron
el camino Real
Premium
join:2001-12-16
CM94sv
| reply to technick
Re: It never changes
said by technick  :
but if you decide you want to flame someone out or even say the word “tampax” in a chat room, you can have your account canceled.
So that's how you cancel AOL !?? They don't make easy to cancel from my understanding. I think you found the key to my sisters freedom.  Thanks.
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Flizesh
Premium
join:2003-08-16
Staten Island, NY
clubs: | Only reason..
only reason aol was so big in the first place was cause of their CD spam
and yes, it is a bitch to cancel they will pretty much kill themselves before letting you cancel. |
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technet1
@mi.cha | reply to i386
Re: Comcast & AOL
Simpily put AOL is a has been. |
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Jammy
be'suvwl
Premium
join:2000-11-03
Chula Vista, CA
clubs:
|  reply to raythompsontn
Re: Expensive Is Relative
To me expensive is relative to my priorities and what I consider quality! AOL fits none of these IMHO. I pay $29.95 a month for 4000/512broadband service and my content is what I choose and I can go where I want (the port 25 SMTP issue does not affect me).
I have a good friend who still uses AOL (dialup) for himself and his family, and this guy is not a senior citizen, is not a member of a minority group, and he is an accomplished web designer and graphics artist. He is aware of DSL and cable internet connections and can afford them.
Go figure . . .
Jammy
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obeythelaw
Premium
join:2003-04-16
Bayonne, NJ
 ·DIRECTV
| AOL is a waste of Internet Space
There is no doubt AOL is a bad deal. I may be wrong, but I think many parts of the country can get some form of broadband whether it is DSL or Cable or even Satellite. Obvioulsy they vary in terms of price.
I really don't see how people can continue to use AOL. I know of even "seasoned" Internet users still using this AOL crap. Overall, I don't think broadband is much more expensive. I think people fail to realize that people who have AOL usually have a separate phone line just for AOL so that it doesn't tie up the line. So they pay $24 bucks a month for AOL plus another like $10-$15 for another line in their house for the "Internet." AOL is sucking people dry. People should start to wake up and see that there are other alternatives out there that aren't much more expensive. But if you like torture then I guess AOL is good for you.  |
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spewak
R.I.P Dadkins
Premium
join:2001-08-07
Elk Grove, CA
 ·SureWest Internet
·FrontierNet Intern..
| Yeah right!!!
"To profit from its offer, America Online will need to persuade customers who buy the PCs to keep their subscriptions beyond the first year, Jupiter's Laszlo said."
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Spewak!Let's get real, real, gone! |
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Sid
Premium
join:2002-11-29
Santa Maria, CA
| reply to i386
Re: Comcast & AOL
said by i386 :
Heheh...
I see Comcast is competing with AOL now - and I wish them luck.
- Eddie
What do you mean? How are they competing?
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SquareSlinky
Premium
join:2004-05-25
Tampa, FL
 ·Verizon FIOS
 ·ViaTalk
| AOHELL
I never had a AOHELL account as I don't like what I view to be censored. If I want news, chat, or anything else, there are other places to get it. AOL has one thing left, their IM program. They do have people hooked, but they don't earn any money from it and the competitors are making waves for them. |
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The Flash
You don't win friends with salad
Premium
join:2002-10-17
Toronto, ON
·TekSavvy Solutions..
·Execulink
| reply to Jammy
Re: Expensive Is Relative
said by Jammy :
To me expensive is relative to my priorities and what I consider quality! AOL fits none of these IMHO. I pay $29.95 a month for 4000/512broadband service and my content is what I choose and I can go where I want (the port 25 SMTP issue does not affect me).
I have a good friend who still uses AOL (dialup) for himself and his family, and this guy is not a senior citizen, is not a member of a minority group, and he is an accomplished web designer and graphics artist. He is aware of DSL and cable internet connections and can afford them.
Go figure . . .
Jammy
I would imagine he needs broandband for work. |
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spie34
Hmm
Premium
join:2004-01-06
Boise, ID
| AOL? A deal?
I don't think that it is a deal at all. AOL is not user friendly. Their email system sucks. Their web browser sucks. Plus it is way more expensive then anything else there is. And on top of that I wonder what kind of computer you can get for 300 dollars? Probably a POS |
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wuy3
join:2004-08-04
North Haven, CT | Thats True
ya I think the days of AIM being free are gonna be limited... time to start converting to trillian or something |
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drjim
Premium,MVM
join:2000-06-13
Torrance, CA
clubs: | Incredible Deal???
Well, now we know who Bagdad Bob works for.
IT'S NOT EXPENSIVE! NEVER, I TELL YOU!
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