aztecnology
O Rly?
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join:2003-02-12
Murrieta, CA
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Why hasn't Time Warner made AOL part of their RoadRunner service...? |
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Aleck79
join:2003-07-23
College Station, TX | they have to some extent, but have not been promoting it. Whereas they promoted AOL dialup like crazy, I have only heard about Road Runner with AOL on a couple radio commercials and a few web sites. |
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Goldman
join:2002-06-21
Maumelle, AR
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Seems that Time Warner, Roadrunner, and AOL could have combined into a worldwide internet juggernaut. But, in reality they combined names and proceeded to drop the ball. With all the content in the world and the number of subscribers that AOL had they should have been unstoppable.
I'm glad I didn't invest in that disaster. |
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Karl Bode
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join:2000-03-02 | It's really astounding, considering the subscriber base and combined resources at their disposal, they they didn't become a broadband god.... |
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Aleck79
join:2003-07-23
College Station, TX
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yeah, but remember that Time Warner Cable is not available everywhere in the States. I really don't think they need to be raising the price again. All that will do is just piss of more customers that were already pissed off from the previous price increase not very long ago. Find somewhere else you can cut costs, another price increase is suicide.
Edit: Karl, do you think that the structure of the company has anything to do with it? AOL and Time Warner Cable are set up as 2 individual companies, completely autonomous from each other. They just happen to be owned by the same parent company, Time Warner. Also didn't seem like Time Warner, doesn't really look after its 'little brother' AOL. |
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ricep5
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Jacksonville, FL
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"BBR seeking relevancy by disclaiming AOL"
"BBR seeking relevancy by disclaiming AOL" should be the next headline.
Perhaps there should be a generic post I could place that tells people that AOL was never and still isn't an ISP. They are a dial up (now broadband) content provider.
I can get AOL dial up in the most remotest regions of the world. I found a AOL POP near a beach in Africa where nothing else existed. On the west coast of Ireland where Eirecom cell service was spotty at best.
Value added content that I pay only 1 fee for. U2 streamed live without drop outs. CNN and ABC News video feeds were always free on AOL, always. Newspaper sites with logins, forget about it!
For families they have a controllable filter with logging so your kid can browse at times you pick and you can check their habits.
Is it all replicable by other means, oh absolutely! But not many can provide all of that with just 1 fee per month and not have to call your techie cousin on the phone to work it out.
AOL actually has a very robust national network backbone. I am not sure why they are "reannoucing" their broadband deals with telcos, they have had them long before the ad campaign started. AFter all its about delivering the content, not building an infrastructure.
Why didn't they merge with TW Cable? Easy, consent decree. AOL-TW was barred from entering the phone business or starting any bb provider services w/o opening their own network first. They chose to partner instead.
Sometimes I wonder what BBR would have to talk about if AOL did die? |
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Chinabound
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clubs: | That would be China.
Great post, by the way. |
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Karl Bode
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join:2000-03-02 | reply to ricep5
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Sometimes I wonder what BBR would have to talk about if AOL did die?
The death of AOL.
And then aardvarks. I think the site needs more discussion of aardvarks. |
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Pathfinder
Dazed Confused
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join:2000-03-26
Mount Vernon, NY
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said by ricep5  :Sometimes I wonder what BBR would have to talk about if AOL did die? Verizon. Front page 3 times a week. Rehashed over and over and over and over.................................
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Karl Bode
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1 edit | Help us out then and send broadband related news you'd like to see:
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particularly about aardvarks. |
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Anstel
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Their stock price may suck but they are a juggernaut. The aol properties alone were #3 in the world in hits, behind only Yahoo and Google. MSN is also in the mix there, but they are now the big 4 in advertising $$. |
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ricep5
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Re: "BBR seeking relevancy by disclaiming AOL"
A simple Google uncovers these gems;
- Blue Aardvark's blog discusses his broadband adventures
- A new podcast is released called "The washing of an aardvark"
- A streaming video is now available on the mating habits of aardvarks in Central America. |
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