| Lessons Learned And to think that some people haven't been paying attention or listening. SBC Yahoo is trying to emulate the AOL experience. With all the mass Exodus from the media portal/ISP, you'd think SBC Yahoo would not try to induct its new subscribers with the bugged and resource hogging installation software. Yes you can connect without the "Broad Jump" software, but it is not advertised. |
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Fullerton, CA | said by AnyOlTech:
And to think that some people haven't been paying attention or listening. SBC Yahoo is trying to emulate the AOL experience. With all the mass Exodus from the media portal/ISP, you'd think SBC Yahoo would not try to induct its new subscribers with the bugged and resource hogging installation software. Yes you can connect without the "Broad Jump" software, but it is not advertised.
You're right there. All your post is spot-on. I use SBC Yahoo, but couldn't care less about the content. I use the E-mail, but I ditched Broadjump a long time ago. SBC Yahoo is just a connection to the internet for me and my home network.
I sometimes wonder how many SBC Yahoo users are refugees from AOL/dial-up? I don't think I'm unique in that I came to DSL because I wanted a faster connection, and didn't want all the BS content that AOL gave. SBC Yahoo basically takes up where AOL leaves off, but with better customer service and less content-driven connectivity, and a more "flexible" internet experience. Kind of like when a bird learns to fly, if you catch me.
I think SBC would be good if they gave instructions on how to connect without the Broadjump... or if they gave a leaner version of it, with a simple PPPoE instead of all the "Connection Manager" bloatware and spyware they give out. But then Yahoo doesn't know what ads to give you...
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