TKJunkMail
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Avalon, NJ
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|  Why use a co-branded AOL? - to keep email addr
Believe it or not, many people will jump at the opportunity to move to a co-branded AOL broadband offering just so they can keep their AOL email address. Experienced users just don't see that as a problem and will switch email addresses and send out a bunch of emails announcing the change. But I have some friends and relatives who just do not want to make that change to their email address. AOL should move quickly to rope in those users before they learn that switching email identities is not such a big deal.
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r81984
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join:2001-11-14
St John'S, NL | BYOA
If people are so scared of losing their aol email, then why wouldnt they just get BYOA and then they never have to worry about what internet connection they have. |
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rileyjam514
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join:2005-06-26
Kearny, NJ
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Re: Why use a co-branded AOL? - to keep email addr
Exactly. Just look at their AOL Cable offering. The only downside to that is, it's locked up tighter than Alcatraz, so it's pretty useless to people with home networks or who want to use a good VoIP service, like Vonage. =)
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N10Cities
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Roland, OK
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said by TKJunkMail  :Believe it or not, many people will jump at the opportunity to move to a co-branded AOL broadband offering just so they can keep their AOL email address. Experienced users just don't see that as a problem and will switch email addresses and send out a bunch of emails announcing the change. But I have some friends and relatives who just do not want to make that change to their email address. AOL should move quickly to rope in those users before they learn that switching email identities is not such a big deal. For power users, it's no big deal. But I have seen some businesses out there having an AOL email addy, so it would be a bit of financial burden to reprint business cards, stationery, etc.....other than that...I agree... |
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dadkins
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
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| AOL is free, right?
Odd, I can go to AOL.com and see most of what AOL paying customers can. I even have an AIM email from them, yet I have never had AOL software on these machines.
AOL should either go free completely or just dry up and blow away.
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Toadman
Hypnotoad
join:2001-11-28
Medina, OH | Remember DirecPC
Anybody remember when they co-branded with DirecPC to offer the AOL DirecPC system? Co-branding for AOL will not work. |
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LoneGreyWolf
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join:2002-09-09
Bath, NY
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| How many can actually get broadband??
"Luckily for AOL, they still have more than 20 million subscribers to convert to AOL themed broadband."
How many of that 20 million can actually get broadband? While I am not a AOL subscriber, I know many that are that are unable to get broadband. the only thing available to them is Dial-up. |
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Deathsadvoca
join:2003-08-20
South Lyon, MI
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Re: Remember DirecPC
i wouldent compare this attempt to cobrand with that one... Huge install/startup fee and monthly fees pretty much killed that. Satellite broadband is shit, it doesnt matter what branding you give it, its still going to fail (except where alternatives are not available.) |
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cableties
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join:2005-01-27
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Re: BYOA
Yep. I've told AOL'rs of this BYOA (bring your own access) and they still pay BOTH hispeed ISP and AOL bills.
One did verify that he needed dialup at his work (no DSL avail) and so pays both.
Hey, I wonder if the AOL 20Million is just the CDs they distribute (they REALLY are pollution)...;) |
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oldduke
join:2001-06-15
Gulf Breeze, FL
·AT&T Southeast
| Why AOL at all?
As I read the news, the main reason people keep AOL is to retain their email addresses. AOL doesn't seem to provide any content easily available at less cost from other providers. That isn't a positive business model. I think BellSouth is wrong for even appearing in the same sentence as AOL.
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MagMan
Life is simpler when you tell the truth.
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Westlake, OH
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Re: AOL is free, right?
said by dadkins :Odd, I can go to AOL.com and see most of what AOL paying customers can. I even have an AIM email from them, yet I have never had AOL software on these machines. AOL should either go free completely or just dry up and blow away. Your right about that! they just recently made there content available to everyone.And you know what I can still access my buddy list that I had 6 years ago with aim express,with the old aol e-mail address I had.I can send mail,chat,and the whole 9 yards and not download one byte of there crap and never will again.:p
But it is sad that most people that have aol won't change to something else becuase of losing there e-mail address.:(
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shashinka
join:2000-09-16
West Boylston, MA | reply to oldduke
Re: Why AOL at all?
AOL also has their own browser and content. Sometimes it is very hard to force someone to change even though it would be the economical thing to do. Most people aren't educated and don't understand change. |
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nirvansk815
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Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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| AOL = convenience
AOL = convenience. Everything MOST PEOPLE want is included plus a well rounded, EASY TO USE, security suite. Its not a bad deal at all. AOL should be here because they offer a convenience to many. If you know a different, cheaper, (less convenient way)... more power to you... |
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elvey
Spamassassin
join:2001-02-17
San Francisco, CA | reply to cableties
Re: BYOA
Have you looked at the price of BYOA recently? It's about $15/mo! |
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Taurus333
join:2001-04-06
Ohio
| said by elvey :Have you looked at the price of BYOA recently? It's about $15/mo! Actually if you have highspeed access, you can get byoa for $7.95 a month (the higher price just has extra dial-up hours included) |
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boogi man
join:2001-11-13
Apo, AE
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Re: AOL = convenience
word. i have cable at three addresses and dial up at a fourth and guess what i still have my AOL. sure they are annoying sometimes but for a lot of people they are very convenient |
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geekamongus
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join:2004-07-27
Asheville, NC
| Open it up
AOL should just open up their email to be free and accessible to all, similar to Yahoo or Google. Then they can refocus their efforts not on keeping subscribers, but on providing better portal contents than Yahoo or MSN. They need a paradigm shift, in my opinion.
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GilbertMark
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Gilbert, AZ
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Re: Why use a co-branded AOL? - to keep email addr
said by N10Cities :[For power users, it's no big deal. But I have seen some businesses out there having an AOL email addy, so it would be a bit of financial burden to reprint business cards, stationery, etc.....other than that...I agree... I will never understand any business owner or company that uses a free email account as their email address provider. Hello? Buy a domain name and use that for your unique identity and take it with you if you don't like a particular host.
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GilbertMark
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join:2001-05-02
Gilbert, AZ
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| hmm
Why would anyone agree to co brand with AOL? They have to give them a portion of the money they collect every month to AOL now right? I realize the brand name AOL will draw the cattle to AT&T and Bell South and increase business for these telecos, but they must be losing some money for this opportunity then if they had just waited for these customers to come to them anyway.
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Taurus333
join:2001-04-06
Ohio
| reply to GilbertMark
Re: Why use a co-branded AOL? - to keep email addr
The difference between Aol and other providers when it comes to e-mail is that with Aol a full mailbox is based on number of e-mails as opposed to so many mb. I think the Aol limits are 1000 new mail, 1000 old mail, 500 sent mail with each e-mail able to be 16mb. In other words with an Aol account you end up with about 40g of potential e-mail storage, far exceeding any other provider out there. |
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