| reply to magstan1
Re: AOL is NOT for everyone I Work for AOL BroadBand, and the content does not change on Broadband. The way it works is that you install a special version of AOL that creates a VPN over Time Warner Cable's connection or over the DSL connection offered through the RBOC Partner.
You CANNOT connect to the Internet, or use IE or Netscape unless you are signed on. This is due to the VPN feature needing to authenticate with AOL prior to allowing you Internet access.
At the same time, Broadband is very popular with parents, whose kids are screaming for High Speed Access. The parental controls you assign in the AOL client are passed to Internet Explorer, which prevents the kiddies from going to the adult sites...provided the parents take a PROACTIVE role in assigning parental controls.
My call center handles 120,000 calls a week. 35,000 of them come from Broadband customers. So yes, we are making inroads using Roadrunner and TWC into the Broadband market.
And soon...we will be partnering with Comcast to reach more people and offer BB.
And FYI? I do not use AOL as my primary client, nor for broadband. I like my DSL.
The Mouse |
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Houston, TX | Mouse... I DID indeed note you don't use them as your service. Understandable but I'm curious about something... this VPN client you utilize (curious because this may affect stuff in MY workplace as well should AOL get a serious legup) is it PPPoE? Or some other weird proprietary form of connection? Just wondering if it's configurable with routers and such or if AOL is trying to control distribution on multiple PC's etc? |
