martmann
join:2000-12-11
Federal Way, WA | reply to parasonic
Re: I...
You have no idea what the hell your talking about. |
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dkiller723
join:2005-05-20
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paying the extra $15 a month for aol's crap features and email is stuped. Esp. the email part, they give you such a low abount of space you can go to »yahoo.com and get 1GB for free, or »gmail.com and get 2+GB for free, or even go to »4umail.net and 4GB for free. |
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OceanaJones
join:2004-10-18
Suffolk, VA
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said by john262  : It's just a business practice. Business can call it a "practice" I call it "stealing" and just plain sneaky. But that's how most businesses operate in America today. Sneaky, tricky, lying advertising. In my opinion, most businesses today cannot survive unless they CHEAT their customers one way or another. |
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neuronbob
Health Care Reform Now
join:2000-03-30
Bedford, OH
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said by johnny_t :Still can not get over people with a Broadband connection. Who pay extra every month to use AOL's extras. I don't like AOL myself but maintain a broadband account because:
My wife is not a techie and likes AOL. I've tried to convince her otherwise, but oh well...
Many of my patients are on AOL, so my practice maintains an account so that the many non-techie, older patients I take care of have an easier time reaching me.
For myself....I want that Hawaiian company that provides just the line and no tech support. All I want is access!
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xrobertcmx
Premium
join:2001-06-18
Sterling, VA
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I know a few of them, and AOL makes them feel safe or it just takes away the effort of learning anything.
AOL gives people that walled garden, everything is easy to find, easy to use, and you can trust it.
I don't like them, but some of my customers won't do anything without them.
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parasonic
I Am Not A Bot
join:2002-03-29
Atlanta, GA
clubs: | reply to martmann
WRONG. It is too bait and switch. |
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ba ba black sheep
@verizon.n | reply to johnny_t
B to the
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martmann
join:2000-12-11
Federal Way, WA | reply to parasonic
Actually that has nothing to do with bait and switch.
AOL SUX, and they work hard every day to prove it. |
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Plasticman
Will Work For Bandwidth
Premium
join:2002-09-06
Harrisville, RI
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said by johnny_t :Still can not get over people with a Broadband connection. Who pay extra every month to use AOL's extras. Can you say LOSER |
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parasonic
I Am Not A Bot
join:2002-03-29
Atlanta, GA
clubs:
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said by dibbb :Who takes an aol.com email address seriously anyway? Well, probably most any AOL user does 
CLASSIC bait and switch tactics. Announce that you're cutting prices and quietly back down. I wouldn't touch this company with a 10 foot stick...or a 30 foot Kenworth.
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@qwest.net | reply to johnny_t
»www.infobahn.com/research-information.htm
you get what you pay for. |
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stenosis
join:2005-05-19
Summerville, SC
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Free BYOB AOL for Roadrunner in SC
I know...AOLhell..AOLsux..etc, however, my Mom loves the ease of AOL, and my kids love to chat with their friends. It killed me to pay for $14.95 BYOB, and $44.95 for Roadrunner.
This past month there was a tiny blurb in the Roadrunner Newsletter that AOL was now available for free to Roadrunner customers. Of course, there was no information on HOW to link your AOL+RR accounts together. I called AOL, and was bounced around like a monkey in heat. They had NO CLUE about this offer.
To make a long story short, any RR users in SC can call Time Warner in Columbia and request your current AOL account be linked to RR, or you can request a new AOL account.
There is no additional cost, however, it comes with 10 hours dial-up, and $2.95 a minute for anything after. The max charge is capped at $35 a month.
Why not help drive AOL into history by signing up for a free account?
How about it fellow SC RoadRunner customers.
Folks in other states should contact their local Time Warner customer service center.
Good Day,
Stenosis |
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major marco
Res Firma Mitescere Nescit
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join:2003-02-13
Stepford, CA
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said by dibbb :Who takes an aol.com email address seriously anyway? Lots of private practice attys use the domain. Then again, the legal profession isn't the most technologically astute. 
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john262
join:2003-09-26
Elko, NV
 ·Wireless Beehive
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Of course the AOL bashers have to come out in full force every time AOL comes up as a topic here. But be that as it may, all they did was hold a temporary price reduction promotion. Lots of businesses do that all the time. It's just a business practice. They hoped that some people would try it when they saw the price go down, then they hoped that when they raised the price again some of those people would have liked AOL so much that they would decide to stay after the increase.
It's just like when your supermarket has a special on something and temporarily reduces the price on it.
Only time will tell whether or not this turns out to be a smart business strategy. I doubt it myself, but if they want to try it that's fine with me. |
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chesney09
Premium
join:2004-07-26
Redford, MI
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To people that are techs and are more concerned about performance and what the internet is more about... I can agree with you.
To MANY others that have had AOL.com as their address is whatthey aremore concerned with. Doesn't make them stupid, just makes them people with different concerns and priorities. To Each Thier Own. |
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dibbb
join:2003-09-19
 ·Time Warner VOIP
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To keep an "aol.com" email address is a bad reason to stay with AOL.
I never used my ISP's email, have always had yahoo.com for my free email, but really use my hosted domain email addresses for my real email.
Who takes an aol.com email address seriously anyway? |
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Tsume
join:2004-02-23
Johnson City, TN | reply to johnny_t
Rather do that than go through the bigger hell of changing your email address...
Remember, AOL's been around for a long time. That means some people have had their email addresses for a long time, and they don't want that to change. |
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johnny_t
Premium
join:2004-03-21
Palo Alto, CA | Still can not get over people with a Broadband connection.
Who pay extra every month to use AOL's extras.
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