MarkyD
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join:2002-08-20
Oklahoma City, OK
clubs: | Holy crap.
$20 for dial up? That is insane. Almost as insane as $23.90. |
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nosnam
join:2005-01-31
Donora, PA
| ao hell
the BYOA used to be 9.95 then they got greedy and raised it to 15, it is only a matter of time until I finally stop getting those stupid disks int he mail, you know the ones that say "No Credit Card Required" but the first thing it asks for is a credit card to continue, damn rip off |
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elijah6
Premium
join:2002-02-14
Lake Wales, FL | It's not worth spit
$5 is too much for aohell. |
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Rob
In Deo speramus, God Bless the USA
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join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
 ·Comcast
| reply to nosnam
Re: ao hell
said by nosnam  :the BYOA used to be 9.95 then they got greedy and raised it to 15, it is only a matter of time until I finally stop getting those stupid disks int he mail, you know the ones that say "No Credit Card Required" but the first thing it asks for is a credit card to continue, damn rip off AOL still has a 9.95 BYOA. The 9.95 has no dialup access, while the BYOA @ 14 gave 2hrs.
There is also a 7.95/mo. (which I am on). They offer it once in a blue moon.
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chesney09
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join:2004-07-26
Redford, MI
clubs: | reply to nosnam
AOL should pay it's subscibers for allowing it to take over their PC's. |
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Steely
Dumped Comcast for FiOS
Premium
join:2000-10-15
Princeton Junction, NJ
| reply to elijah6
Re: It's not worth spit
said by elijah6 :$5 is too much for aohell. Easy now!  |
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Matt
Take me down to the paradise city
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join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
 ·North State Commun..
| reply to Rob
Re: ao hell
said by Rob :AOL still has a 9.95 BYOA. The 9.95 has no dialup access, while the BYOA @ 14 gave 2hrs. There is also a 7.95/mo. (which I am on). They offer it once in a blue moon. Everytime I called and tried to get this for a relative they said it didn't exist. It was $14.95. Period.
My sister even had BYOA @ $9.95 and they raised her to $14.95.
Perhaps they only offer it to people in certain areas or long-time AOL members? |
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woody7
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join:2000-10-13
Torrance, CA |  Hmmmm...........
They just don't get it.....
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oroper
Patriots Rule
join:2004-06-01
Beverly, MA
1 edit | Thread Hijacked
I have never been a subscriber to Aol, simply because I think they are a rip off.
Back when I was a wheenie in Internet use, my dialup used to by bostel. Cost worked out at $7.XX/mth if you prepaid for a year, but since I did 6 mos increments it equalled $10/mth, and I was connecting @ 53K.
I've had persons tell me they provided some interesting content. I usually say "hmmm, really...maybe I should check it out  " jsut to get them off the subject.
You may ask, so what is my reason for saying/posting this. I'll give you a few:
1:I don't think there is enough content worth $24.XX
2:I sorta got on the bandwagon 
3:I was being rebellious, showing that I COULD get to the internet without AOL
4:Wanted to prove that I could navigate the web without being Ripped off:)
5: I wanted to post the attached image for no reason whatsoever. Just wanted to have this long a$$ thread that took over a huge section of your IE screen, sorta how Aol likes to take over your PC and blindingly markets their product as being superior, kinda like a MAC.
:DLet the Hating begin:D:D
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Boomerang86
Got FUD?
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join:2002-10-18
VampireState
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 ·VOIPo
·Time Warner VOIP
| reply to chesney09
Agreed!
said by chesney09 :AOL should pay it's subscibers for allowing it to take over their PC's. All the advertising they push to customers PCs likely more than pays for what it costs them to run the service. |
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amenite
The Soylent - It's People
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join:2002-11-21
Ridgewood, NJ
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| reply to Rob
Re: ao hell
said by Rob :AOL still has a 9.95 BYOA. The 9.95 has no dialup access, while the BYOA @ 14 gave 2hrs. ... You might want to check the link from the article, it seems to differ with your statement.
»www.aol.com/price_plans/available.adp
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GenBlood
join:2005-04-14
Nashua, NH
| Might think of trying , IF it was $4.99
I might think of trying it out if it was $4.99 a month.
I can live with it at that price. I just have to cut back
on drinking only 2 DD coffees, instead on 3 per day
Even if I still don't like it, the kids and wife my
enjoy it.  |
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madrhino
join:2004-07-03
 ·Verizon FIOS
| Don't do it-FREE is to much.
I used to have it for $9.95 but it was something like a 1 year commitment.The third time I couldn't connect I called and they told me it was not them.Since I was online surfing the whole 10-15 minutes I was on hold I told them it was them since I could access evrything else on the Internet.I finally got tired of deciphering some God knows what kind of accent(Nothing American about this online)and told them to cancel.After harrassing me by mail trying to get me to sign back up the pricks turned me over to a collection agency,for a $25 early cancellation fee.
Finally the third time the collection agency called at 8am on Saturday morning I called AOL(and got a real American) and explained that since they did not provide the service I had contracted for I was NEVER going to pay them a cancellation fee but I would take them to court over any damage to my credit record or any more harrassment or contact of any sort.
I guess they got my American message that I was mad enought to sue.I haven't heard a thing since and my credit report is fine. |
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LV man
@aol.com
| reply to amenite
Re: ao hell
AOL has had the $7.95 plan for several years. I know because I have had it for that long. There are a couple of catches to have it. You must use you payment method as a debit to your checking account (this way AOL gets a extra $5 per month from you). The other catch is you can only be signed on to one computer at a time no matter how many computers or screen names you have. |
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amenite
The Soylent - It's People
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join:2002-11-21
Ridgewood, NJ
clubs:
·Verizon Online DSL
| I used to have it for $6/month when they were begging us to get off their modems like 8-9 years ago (due to the unlimited dialup change). Then it went up to around $10/month, then to $15. That's when I finally went to "low use" for $5/month. That's about all I can justify to keep a few mailboxes alive. Haven't used their client in a few years either. The last version I installed was the first version for NT (5.0 I think?) 10 years ago AOL had excellent coverage nationwide. There weren't many ISPs that had the coverage they did.
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dslwanter
Why would I want DSL? I have FTTH
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join:2002-12-16
Lowellville, OH
·Armstrong Zoom In..
·AT&T Midwest
| AOL is overpriced.
All AOL has going for them is a name. Your average Joe who knows nothing about computers will immediately jump to AOL because his friends that are just as clueless will jump to AOL as well. New customers can sign up for DSL from SBC for $19.95 a month, something 50x's faster than AOL.
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Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY
1 edit | This says in all
Remember you can't polish a turd.
to which AOL replies;
Ya but it would be cool if you tried
The gospel of AOL according to Beavis and Butthead:) |
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Paradyne5
Premium
join:2005-01-15
Austin, TX | Should we make a donation?
Twenty three million customers paying $4 less every month is a revenue loss of $1 billion per year.
Good luck AOL…. |
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mr_slick
join:2003-05-22
Lynnwood, WA
| One of their features...
-Comprehensive virus protection for your whole PC now included free.
well i am certainly glad that this isn't one of those ISPs that only offer virus protection for half of my PC. |
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ricep5
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join:2000-08-07
Jacksonville, FL
·AT&T Southeast
·AT&T CallVantage
·VoicePulse
·Comcast Formerly ..
| They aren't an ISP
While AOL does provide internet access, they really aren't an ISP. They are an online content provider and the "fee" as such is a subscription.
The fact that they offer access to their content when you have your own broadband (BYOB) is the smoking gun that internet access is not their primary goal. Its to have people see their content.
So comparing the price to your local dial up service that provides no value add in content (and other junk the AOL client provides) is becoming less and less valid.
While techies moan about the client, it really does do a good job of getting newbs online. Not everyone wants to be a techie just to surf.
I have said it a thousand times before. AOL has the best access in the third world. I have been in the boonies of Africa and shock! been able to get a dial up into an AOL POP. Even in the civilized world, London, no problem. Ireland? Easy. It is amazing how much coverage they have around the world. |
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