dslhater
Premium
join:2001-09-24
Chicopee, MA
clubs: | reply to pixelpusher21
Re: Holy crap.
I cancelled aol awhile ago and I still have my aim screen name. |
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pixelpusher21
join:2004-04-02
Fairfax, VA | define 'awhile ago'? I tried to cancel about 6 months ago I think, and they specifically said the AIM names would die with the account because I had originally signed up as AOL. People who were AIM first then became AOL could keep their AIM names. |
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dslhater
Premium
join:2001-09-24
Chicopee, MA
clubs: | 6 or seven months I had their BYOA plan and I still have my aim sn I use each day. |
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dddane
join:2002-01-10
Chicago, IL
| I have the BYOA plan too.... I find it funny how people always say "$20/mo is too expensive for dialup" ... well, its more than just dialup. I listen to AOL radio all day, which beats any other "free" streaming radio sites by miles... there are also thousands of on-demand songs and videos to download for free... AOL users get free access to a host of other web sites that charge anywhere from $5-10/mo... CNN Goldpass is included for free (access to streaming video, including 'live' cnn streams of certain things)... there are a number of magazine web sites that you can get for free, without having to actually subscribve to the magazine (as you normally would)...
i think the biggest problem with AOL is they have HUNDREDS of items that otherwise would cost money, but for whatever reason a lot of people just don't know they're there... perhaps they should spend their marketing on that more... |
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Advoc8
| Unfortunately alot of what AOL offers for "free" is pure bullshit. Like every single thing in their latest ads! They try to pretend not only that you're getting free stuff with AOL, which may or may not be true depending on what you use the net for, but also that it's not available for free all over the net. There is not one single thing you can get on AOL for $20 or whatever, that you can't get just as easily and just as good quality for free elsewhere on the web. I really don't think even $20/mth is justifiable, especially as it's been pointed out that alot of people don't even know the stuff is there. |
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remusrm
join:2003-04-07
Northridge, CA | reply to dddane
did you try shoutcast.com? di.fm? |
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aSic
application specific
Premium
join:2001-05-17
Wakulla, FL
clubs:
| Theres nothing but crap on shoutcast. "Top #1 Korean Pop Radio!" 
di is nice.. however they've been loaded up recently. Buffering... buffering..
I'm not defending aol here.. but the streaming music is a nice service.. one which I havent found a comparable alternative available "for free" on the net.
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