Search:  

 
 
   All ForumsHot TopicsGallery






how-to block ads


 
Forums » AOL Drops Prices » Holy crap.
Search Topic:
Share Topic:
RSS topic:
toggle:
flat / full
normal / watch
Post a:
Post a:
AuthorAll Replies


aSic
application specific
Premium
join:2001-05-17
Wakulla, FL
clubs:

reply to remusrm
Re: Holy crap.

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.
--
Teamwork is a lot of people doing what I say. | ircd.removed.us #dslr | Starband SRS m360 GE4 C4/S69 | Win2003/DualNIC | 802.11b

remusrm

join:2003-04-07
Northridge, CA
reply to dddane
did you try shoutcast.com? di.fm?


Advoc8



reply to dddane
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.


dddane

join:2002-01-10
Chicago, IL

reply to dslhater
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...


dslhater
Premium
join:2001-09-24
Chicopee, MA
clubs:
reply to pixelpusher21
6 or seven months I had their BYOA plan and I still have my aim sn I use each day.

pixelpusher21

join:2004-04-02
Fairfax, VA
reply to dslhater
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.
Forums » AOL Drops Prices


Thursday, 26-Nov 10:16:31 Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Hosting by www.nac.net - DSL,Hosting & Co-lo | feedback | contact
over 10 years online! © 1999-2009 dslreports.com.
page compression OFF
Most commented news this week
· [106] New AT&T Ad Campaign Hits Back At Verizon
· [104] Time Warner Cable Fires Broadside At Broadcasters
· [95] Apple Joins AT&T Verizon Snark Fest
· [85] New Bill Takes Aim At Higher Verizon ETFs
· [68] TiVo Sees Record Customer Losses
· [49] In-Flight Internet Headed For Bumpy Landing?
· [34] Senators Want ACTA Made Public
· [32] Despite Billions In USF Fees, U.S. Libraries Lack Bandwidth
· [31] ICANN Slams DNS Redirection
· [30] Earthlink Suffers From Major E-mail Outage
Most people now reading
· I'll Just Unplug That... [No, I Will Not Fix Your #@$!! Computer]
· 3.x Feral Druid - Bear Tanking Guide [World of Warcraft]
· Windows 7 boot manager editing questions [Microsoft Help]
· Telemarketing Hell: Heather's back [Spam, Scam and Phishbusters]
· Slow speeds in the evenings [TekSavvy]
· HOW-TO: QoS and Tomato (fixes "choppy voice") [MagicJack]
· What to use while demonoid is down? [Filesharing Software]
· [Config] cisco asa 5505 with multiple outside IP addresses [Cisco]
· [Snow Leopard] NFS Mounts - no more Directory Utility [All Things Macintosh]