Cheese
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Naples, FL
clubs: | Dialup is dead for the most part....
And they want to buy MORE dead companies, and they are sinking like the titanic?  |
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Beverly Hills, CA | I keep telling people to dump Earthlink NOW before they disappear overnight!
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SigEp1995
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I guess I should root for them since they're based here in Atlanta, but I just can't see that happening. Ever since they had killed a great company (MindSpring), it all went downhill from there. They must be the new AOL.
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backness
join:2005-07-08
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why don't you put a short on the stock? |
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Oleg
Bellsouth Fastaccess
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said by Authority  :I keep telling people to dump Earthlink NOW before they disappear overnight! They won't listen. |
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said by backness :why don't you put a short on the stock? You know you're right. It's no longer a question of "if" they'll disappear but "when". The only question is the timing.
Don't get me wrong, in its day Mindspring/Earthlink was one of the best but their dial-up market has evaporated and every attempt they've made to replace it (wifi, cellular, broadband) has failed. There's really nothing left but a death watch.
Smart consumers should switch NOW before waking up without internet service or access to email. I've helped two switch this week (not easy talking to India) to AT&T and BOTH got faster speeds at lower prices to boot. Earthlink RIP.
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Oleg
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Birmingham, AL | reply to Cheese
When there is will be no EarthLink and AOL computer newbies will freak out  |
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robl27
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| WRONG. a lot of people in RURAL areas can not get anything but dial up. so, do not say it's dead. it won't be.
you try moving out in the country (especially in virgina) and see about getting broadband.
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Cheese
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| said by robl27 :WRONG. a lot of people in RURAL areas can not get anything but dial up. so, do not say it's dead. it won't be. you try moving out in the country (especially in virgina) and see about getting broadband. I said it was dead dead for the most part, it is a dying technology regardless |
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MysticGogeta
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said by robl27 :WRONG. a lot of people in RURAL areas can not get anything but dial up. so, do not say it's dead. it won't be. you try moving out in the country (especially in virgina) and see about getting broadband. There is satellite also..
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Stojko
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said by robl27 :WRONG. a lot of people in RURAL areas can not get anything but dial up. so, do not say it's dead. it won't be. you try moving out in the country (especially in virgina) and see about getting broadband. I know. I'm stuck on dialup as well. |
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Stojko
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·NBTel now Aliant
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said by MysticGogeta :said by robl27 :WRONG. a lot of people in RURAL areas can not get anything but dial up. so, do not say it's dead. it won't be. you try moving out in the country (especially in virgina) and see about getting broadband. There is satellite also.. Satellite isn't always a viable option. Latency, reliability, customer service, "fair usage policies" and price are major issues. |
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