cgw123
join:2002-09-13
Moraga, CA | a dissenting view Well, I'll admit it - I use AOL DSL, and think that it has advantages. For about $40/month (AOL is $20/month if you buy it a year at a time, and dsl is another $20/month) I get dsl service provided by Pac Bell, but billed through AOL. I typically get about 800/115 down/up speeds, and the service has been very reliable, especially since AOL replaced (for free) my original usb modem with one that connects to either a NIC or usb port.
My work email is via exchange, and Outlook is Outlook, regardless of the ISP. For web browsing I usually use IE. As long as IE runs fast, what does it matter which ISP I use; the web is the web.
But the tiebreaker comes when I am on the road. I travel 3-4 times a month and usually take a laptop. AOL always has a dialup number that is a local call, even in Europe. This is not the case with many other services.
I can't find another service that gives me the broadband connection for the price, plus local dialup service on the road. Maybe if all hotels provided broadband support, it would matter less. But my experience is that only about 1 hotel in 5 that I stay in does. The rest of the time it is dialup, and for those times, AOL has the edge. |
| Are you talking about business travel?? What year is it. I hear that was business activity that was very commonplace in the late 1990s. I saw a film about it in a natural history museum:) Seriously, roaming isn't a concern as much for most people lately. |
