AOL

James Hatts · Fri 12 May, 2006 17.13

Why oh why?

Gavin Scott · Fri 12 May, 2006 17.15

I don't disagree with the essence of this thread, but I must say the content is distinctly weak.

Dr Lobster* · Fri 12 May, 2006 17.46

i signed up for the 100 hour trial, must been about 5 years ago and i STILL get CDs through the post, and I still recieve a copy of Time magazine every month.

i hated the fact that despite it was a trial i needed to enter my debit card number, and it was a real pain to cancel (mainly because i canceled before my trail had expired - within about 5 days i think).... i seem to remember being passed around a fair bit and then had to "justify" why i wanted to cancel.

does anybody know if they still use the "AOL Protocol" instead of a plain old ip stack?

i seem to remember that the aol software (at the time) made it pretty impossible to use any of the windows networking features on windows 98 as it changed the way the networking layer worked.

nidave · Fri 12 May, 2006 20.06

James Hatts wrote:Why oh why?

Are you trying to get on points of View?

Why oh why did you forget the rest of the letter?

Yours,
Upset in Middlesbrough

Sput · Fri 12 May, 2006 20.11

I don't think you've got a big enough sig there, Dave. Would you mind making it bigger?

nidave · Fri 12 May, 2006 20.12

Sput wrote:I don't think you've got a big enough sig there, Dave. Would you mind making it bigger?

Do you not notice my subtle piss take on the orange adverts?

Edit: Ohh 100 Posts, where is my loyality card?

Sput · Fri 12 May, 2006 20.27

nidave wrote:
Sput wrote:I don't think you've got a big enough sig there, Dave. Would you mind making it bigger?
Do you not notice my subtle piss take on the orange adverts?

Edit: Ohh 100 Posts, where is my loyality card?

Are orange adverts giant and on metropol too?

nwtv2003 · Fri 12 May, 2006 21.13

Though I'm shocked that I have to reveal this, we took the Free 30 Day Trail about 5 years ago or so, and we're still with AOL, still on 56k, though its my parents who choose to pay for it (and have a poor understanding of ISP's etc) we've been with them for years and have had virtually no problems with it. Though we originally got it for our Original computer, which we've had the best part of 8 years now, the computer wasn't equipped for broadband so we didn't bother. Then I got my current computer about 2 and a half years ago and just used the same AOL account etc on it and really haven't done much about it, as I didn't seem much of an issue to me, plus again I wasn't paying for it.

Though connection was something that didn't bother me at first, it started to get on my nerves after a while, and considering everyone else I know has some form of Broadband connection, and gets to transfer files and all kinds of other stuff. So we're finally leaving AOL and we're getting NTL 2MB from Monday, though I'm choosing to pay for it this time, and I'm looking foward to it.

Though many people could argue and sigh about NTL, but fuck them I don't care, I just want to get Broadband, and due to the fact we're with NTL anyway for TV and Phone, it seemed ideal, plus everything other ISP states that a BT Line is required, which we don't have. AOL does do Broadband via NTL, though its something I wouldn't carry on with.

nidave · Fri 12 May, 2006 21.34

ive been with ntl for the last 4 years and have had very few problems with them!

I also dont pay for the brodband so am even happier (paid for by work)

Reeves · Sat 13 May, 2006 14.59

AOL? Crap. Charges too much for broadband, many many problems, and hens on the other side of the Technical Help line.

Recently changing to Tiscali, i'd recommend that. Cheap, easy to use, and problem free (touch wood).

Sput · Sat 13 May, 2006 15.27

I'd stay away from Tiscali, it's very hit-and-miss and speeds are very variable.