jarablue
Always be true to yourself
join:2001-06-11
Worcester, MA | Go away
AOL just go away. First post! |
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isecondthatnominatio
@optonline.net
| Hmm, In the popular opinion of many, Like Arafat. AOL is irrelevant, despite what Time Warner wants everyone to believe and the facts prove this beause no further innovations have come from this company... in what like months, and months, maybe a few free songs here and there, but real value. No.. dump Time Warner Stock, this puppy is going downhill from here! |
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dzjeppster
@emhril.ameritech
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Instead of sending out thousands of AOL cds every week [that nobody uses and throws away], why dont they improve their services. Broadband would be a good start. But we all know that wont happen. All they have to show for their service is flashy tv commercials that dont draw a crowd. 56K is dying. And so is AOL. |
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dzjeppster
@emhril.ameritech
| Do you guys remember the tv ad that showed people that used their AOL cds to make decorations and stuff like that? But then they had the AOL ppl say "Dont throw those CDS away, the service is greatly improved" or something like that. And all the poeple stopped using their cds for decorations...
Haha, if only that was true. Sometimes I like to throw mine in the park like a frisbee. They go really far! |
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Ap0calypse
join:2003-12-19
Burlington, ON | reply to jarablue
Re: Go away
Get rid of this Dinosaur already. Anyone that pays extra for AOL email and Sugar Ray content should not have the right to own a computer anyway... |
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antiphishing
Phishing Scam Terminator
Premium
join:2004-06-09
Wilkes Barre, PA
| Anti-American Online
The once powerful American Online is in critical condition living on life support.
»www.antihotmail.com
Dslreports.com Profile: »profile.antihotmail.com
spammers_are_scumbags@antihotmail.com |
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chesney09
Premium
join:2004-07-26
Redford, MI
clubs:
| What a joke AOL has become...
My father has been an AOL DSL subscriber for the better part of 5-7 years. After his last move about 2 years ago, he was given a DSL connection on 768/128 speeds. He pays (I believe) about 40 for the connection then some additional charge that is discounted due to being a GM retiree. So for AOL on a 768/128 dsl connection it costs him roughly 50+ a month. It was funny to see this article today... I have been on him telling him.. Drop AOL and get SBC/Yahoo with twice the speed for half the price. He woudn't budge because the Mrs. is attached to AOL. So I then suggested.. Call AOL and tell them to up your speeds or you'll switch... Well, I did just that for him... Their response... "Switch!"
Funny.. They cry about losing subscribers... But what do they do with to keep them? Such the typical "Big" company.. They talk a good game but really could give to Sh!ts about you as a customer. How sad.
It has been kinda of comical to see the rise and fall of AOL. I remember 10 years ago.. AOL being KING! What a demise of a huge company, and a LOT of employees! Must have had some BRILLIANT leadership over there at Time Warner. |
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mglunt
join:2001-09-10
Fredericksburg, VA | reply to dzjeppster
Re: ;s
I've used some of the cases... toss the CD though  . |
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mglunt
join:2001-09-10
Fredericksburg, VA | reply to jarablue
Re: Go away
I don't get it. Why don't people want to spend $25 on dial up. It sure beats spending $30 on broadband! We're $5 cheaper! Just look at the savings! |
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Gwailo
join:2000-07-16
Richardson, TX
clubs:
| Bye-bye!
"In September of 2002, in an interview with the Washington Post, AOL Broadband President Lisa A. Hook called broadband "a side issue" and proudly declared that narrowband was "going to be around forever".
BBR, put that in the famous quotes section when my IP changes and I have to log on again |
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dzjeppster
@emhril.ameritech
| Oh and it's funny to see AOL trying to cut costs everywhere. I get so many damn AOL cds, and a few months back they send them in these nice wooden boxes [probably since they are more eco-friendly] but nowadays I get the metal tin boxes again. Last week I got this huge DVD-case like tin. lolz |
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sNaKeYeZ
NES Geek
Premium
join:2002-07-11
Chunky, MS
clubs:
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The only thing I see that keeps AOL afloat at all is this:
I bet 75% of their subscriber base has never had another ISP, and all thier friends use AOL as well. They are afraid to go anywhere else, especially to a world without "keywords". Having never subscribed to AOL or anything like it (minus Prodigy waaay back in the day), I guess I wouldn't understand.
I have tried to convert many over from AOL, but trying to teach someone about "the internet" without using AOL is cumbersome. Not too long ago, my wife was trying to tell a family friend how to do a Windows update. Upon connecting to AOL dialup, she told her friend to minimize the AOL window and double-click the Internet Explorer icon. This girl had never done this before, and was amazed! She said "how do I pay for Internet Explorer?" LOL
Now for the topic issue, maybe AOL getting away from broadband will help their users get mad, leave, get another ISP, and begin learn more about what the internet could really be like...without AOL.
Sad to say, but I bet broadband of any kind (minus expensive satellite service) is still unavailable here to at least 60% of Mississippians. It's so bad here, nearly everyone I know still uses dialup out of necessity. I'm so thankful that BellSouth brought DSL to my tiny, tiny town.
Death to AOL!
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Jigsaw
Stardust We Are
Premium
join:2000-10-21
Cleveland, OH
 ·Cox HSI
1 edit | reply to antiphishing
Re: Anti-American Online
said by antiphishing  :The once powerful American Online is in critical condition living on life support They and several other ISP's have been like that there is no need for a middleman anymore.They should of went the yahoo route.IMHO they dint think high speed internet was all that good for them.They let greed get in the way thinking we have Millions of people paying us almost 25 bucks a month why should we even try.Now you see what happened there is no need for them anymore.Pass this one to Greed Plain and simple and now its biting them in the ass hard.
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kaisa
Premium
join:2002-08-20
Glen Ellyn, IL
clubs: 
·Comcast
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quote:
AOL Broadband President Lisa A. Hook called broadband "a side issue" and proudly declared that narrowband was "going to be around forever". Lisa Hook however won't be; she was fired this week, along with 700 AOL employees from their Virginia Headquarters in just the latest effort to right a capsizing ship.
I literally lol'd |
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IhatemyISP
MM2 Corbski
Premium
join:2003-01-27
Japan | blah
Oh great, just what we need, more AOL zombies converting...
I better stock up on some cheese... |
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BM Fan
join:2004-08-20
| AOL's Broadband Implosion
I don't use aol, never have. it has never been available in my area without a long distance call. that being said i learned early on, you best best it to go with a local dial up provider. you get better support and a more stable connection.last year sbc dls became available in my area and i haven't looked back since.as far as aol goes I don't see anything evil about there service.it's like internet for computer illiterate people nothing wrong with that.it has its place
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csbadboyz
Csbadboyz
Premium
join:2003-11-14
Sanford, FL
| reply to kaisa
Re: :x
My Chairman brought in his desktop from home, and it was overflowing with garbage generated by AOL. He has since dumped AOL, and gone to bellsouth dsl.
Aol is in the right place now, the bottom of the ocean.
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VoIP on FWD & Lingo |
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DaveNJ
No Fear
join:1999-09-01
New Jersey | Oh how the mighty have fallen
AOL killed itself, it refused to move on. Now its forced to, hey aol heard of akami.com
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Hooray the election is over, can we talk about broadband now ? |
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woody7
Premium
join:2000-10-13
Torrance, CA
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