Mellow
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join:2001-11-16
Salisbury, MD | Nelson
HA HA! |
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Plasticman
Will Work For Bandwidth
Premium
join:2002-09-06
Harrisville, RI
clubs:
 ·Cox HSI
| Gee What a Shame
Do you think we really care about AOL? I know I sure don't
I think what they charge is way too much for a dial up access account. I do pay more for my ISP service but then I am also on broadband. I think that people should not pay more than 10 bucks a month for a dial up access.
Plasticman
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MuseQDaMusic
The Notes Are Free
join:2003-10-28
Racine, WI
| Ho hum
Aol does have a place, narrowbandly, for those users who lack the savvy to choose their own content and the technical know how to secure their machines. however their price point is wayy too high. Their arrogance is appalling, but not unheard of in the business world. They need to streamline, offer a 10.00 permonth fee and tweak their broadband options at about what they charge for dialup.
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HotRodFoto
Premium
join:2003-04-19
Denver, CO
| reply to Plasticman
Re: Gee What a Shame
yep 10- is fair. Ironcially, that is about the going rate for Compuserve and Wal Mart, AOL's 'other" brands, same content, same look and feel.
I switched LONG ago from AOL, and am with Comcast now. When I did, dial up was over 20- a month (debited from my checking which they charged extra for mind ya) and Comcast (AT&T at the time) was charging me about 30-. Now what is the smart decision there I wonder LOL As a general rule of thumb, if you don't use AOL's chatrooms, you really do not need AOL. We all seee their adds saying a "safer internet and blah blah blah" well as long as it's a pc with windows, it's never really safe. People say well the email is easy and this and that, well ya so it Yahoo email. Save yer cash folks, get away from bad customer support who try incredibly hard not to let you cancel yer account! Last but not least, I would say, get a real ISP, that doesn't cost an arm and a leg where their stoopid built in browser doesn't make websites look like crap and doesn't need a gazillion recorces to run! |
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Julio
Bachatero y Que?
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join:2003-03-19
Brooklyn, NY
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| heres a tip
1) lose your freaking bloated piece of poop software.
2) just give the users the pipe to the internet, leave everything thing else (browsers, firewall) to the user
3.) offer higher speeds, and do no cap the speeds.
4.) lower your price
and then maybe you will not lose as much customers.
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GHz
join:2002-01-02
Needham, MA
|  Huh?
quote:
According to this CNET article, the company has added 340,000 new subscribers in the third quarter, but has lost hundreds of millions - and things aren't looking better anytime soon.
I think we have a mis-print here... if AOL had lost "hundreds of millions" they wouldn't be in business anymore! :P
I think AOL is a dinosaur that has lived too long. Paying more than $10/month for dial-up is rediculous. Everything you get from AOL you can get for free elsewhere (although most of it is just spam anyway). I'm suprised they have lasted this long. |
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Grail Knight
Who Dares Wins
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join:2003-05-31
 ·Verizon Online DSL
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Re: Give up the ghost AOL!
AOL is correct in saying that they are adding new users all the time except if you take in the fact that most new accounts are from the uninformed, elderly, and free disk users who fail to see that AOL is overpriced and bloated.
You still see the millions everyday that have been enlightened leave the AOL flock.
Simple math as quoted in the article "the company has added 340,000 new subscribers in the third quarter, but has lost hundreds of millions".
AOL and broadband equals to late in the game.
AOL = Dodo
Nuff said. |
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kapil
The Kapil
join:2000-04-26
Chicago, IL | AOL didn't have hundreds of millions subscribers to begin with. The author probably meant hundreds of thousands.
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lucky178
join:2000-11-06
Coshocton, OH
| I tried aol
At the begining of the year i decided to try it cause i was low on money and 1000 hours for 45 days ended up being 8 months of service for $28.80. I tried to cancel 3 times then in august we got dsl our area and I told them to cancel and they tried telling me that i shouldn't switch cause dsl is problematic and i wouldn't like it I'm glad i switched I've had a few problems but i'm overall happy with dsl i love being able to click on a web page and it almost instantly show up or down load a program or mp3 in a few seconds instead of hours.
just my 2 cents. |
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wentlanc
You Can't Fix Dumb..
join:2003-07-30
Maineville, OH | AOL billed me for four months after I cancelled my account. And they were directly removing the cash from my checking account. I had several checks bounce as a result. They really are just scam artists.
puritan |
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oliphant5
Got Identity?
Premium
join:2003-05-24
Corona, CA | reply to Mellow
Re: Nelson
»members.aol.com/ecsull2/private/···haha.wav |
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oliphant5
Got Identity?
Premium
join:2003-05-24
Corona, CA | reply to kapil
Re: Give up the ghost AOL!
Or talking about turnover...how many subscribers they have had and lost over the last decade. |
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kapil
The Kapil
join:2000-04-26
Chicago, IL | ...still not hundreds of millions |
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DaveNJ
No Fear
join:1999-09-01
New Jersey | remenber EXIT fees
Aol tried to charge my dad an exit fee a yr ago, he called visa and had it removed. You got "robbed"
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Sisqo
World Champs. Babe Who?
Premium
join:2002-08-14
Methuen, MA
| You don't say?
You mean people don't want to pay $23.90-$28.90 for dialup service or better yet pay what an arm & a lef for their "broadband" service?
That is weird I thought people liking selling their souls just to get broadband. 
No thanks I'll stick to my DSL for $29.95!
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Poopsmith
That's Mr. Smith To You.
join:2003-03-12
Boulder, CO
| Another AOL Article...
From the article...
"narrowband is going to be around forever"
Ignorance is bliss.
I think narrowband will probably be around for another 10 years before it becomes extinct. But, how many years will it take AOL to plummet to the bottom? I still find it hilarious everytime I see someone with an @aol.com email address. |
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DaveNJ
No Fear
join:1999-09-01
New Jersey | reply to lucky178
Re: I tried aol
thats why i always use credit, i dont trust direct debit, unless its like a mortgage.
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Omega
Displaced Ohioan
Premium
join:2002-07-30
Cheyenne, WY
clubs: | reply to Mellow
Re: Nelson
I hope AOL goes down. I hate the way their whole program works.
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Karl Bode
News Guy
join:2000-03-02 | reply to kapil
Re: Give up the ghost AOL!
Just meant "millions". Corrected, sorry. |
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Meister_
join:2002-10-30
Seattle, WA
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| aol sucks
I don't like aol. I think they charge waaayy to much. In my opinion i think AOL is more for the beginner internet user. There is a dial-up company that is available in the seattle area for FREE! and i get faster speeds connecting to them that i did when we used to have AOL.
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