reactionary007 Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 aol 8 and 9 have been really good and the 9 refresh tahiti beta is great as well. they always have great promotions too... they sent my kids the scooby doo christmas video at christmas time and sent me a free digital camera for trying aol for broadband for 45 days. when i called to cancel the broadband they gave me two more free months to try it. i'm pretty happy with them right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 :laugh: Great news ... AOL deserves a slow and painful death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 AOL will cease to exist within three years because they refuse to adopt the standards that the web uses. What "standards" are you referring to exactly? I'd like to know this. Also, what other dial-up ISP has adopted these standards? By the way, for those criticizing AOL's "outrageous" price for unlimited monthy Internet, you do realize that AOL has multiple pricing plans, right? For those who hardly ever go online (like only a few times a month), except to check their email, and browse the Internet, and stuff like that, they have a nice Light Usage plan for a mere $4.95 per month. Also, AOL has an annual unlimited plan, where you pay one lump sum just once a year, and it adds up to $19.95 a month if you divide by 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellBender Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 why?what have they ever done to bother you? other than send you some cds which can be used for numerous different things. your comment hurts. i work at aol... and if you say aol to close shop, that means one neowin supermod would be with no job. aol did nothing to hurt anyone. i wish you all would just stop being lame and realize that hating on AOL does not do anything for you. other than make you look bad to me. post 11,700 btw Those CDs are a huge annoyance. They're spam in your mailbox. Spam has done/said nothing to hurt you, yet people still hate it. Their service is geared towards newbies, which means newbies use it. Which means newbies log onto IRC for the first time and ask why Nickserv is hacking them and changing their nickname :dontgetit: As a result, AOL users generally have a bad name, and so AOL gets a bad name. The RIAA and SCO haven't done anything to hurt you specifically, but people hate them beyond words. Its just the company--it has a dislikable image. I'm not saying that I hate AOL.. Nono, even though I'll never have an AOL account, its great for people new to computers. Hell, I even remember back when I was 10 and begging my dad to let me install one of those free CDs (he never let me :pinch: ). I'm just saying I know where people are coming from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galley Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 What "standards" are you referring to exactly? I'd like to know this. Also, what other dial-up ISP has adopted these standards? POP-based mail for one. Real ISP's don't require you to use proprietary software (i.e. EarthLink). My sweetie has AOL, and any program that requires an internet connection will not work because you are not actually online, but running through AOL's servers. Don't get me started about that god-awful interface! :x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxikk Veteran Posted March 19, 2004 Veteran Share Posted March 19, 2004 AOL will cease to exist within three years because they refuse to adopt the standards that the web uses. OMG HAHAHAH that is the funniest thing I have ever heard. i work in a group and our role is to test standards and make sure that the products meet those standards. what web standards do you think that we have not yet adopted???? seriously... what a dumb comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxikk Veteran Posted March 19, 2004 Veteran Share Posted March 19, 2004 Those CDs are a huge annoyance. They're spam in your mailbox. Spam has done/said nothing to hurt you, yet people still hate it.Their service is geared towards newbies, which means newbies use it. Which means newbies log onto IRC for the first time and ask why Nickserv is hacking them and changing their nickname :dontgetit: As a result, AOL users generally have a bad name, and so AOL gets a bad name. The RIAA and SCO haven't done anything to hurt you specifically, but people hate them beyond words. Its just the company--it has a dislikable image. I'm not saying that I hate AOL.. Nono, even though I'll never have an AOL account, its great for people new to computers. Hell, I even remember back when I was 10 and begging my dad to let me install one of those free CDs (he never let me :pinch: ). I'm just saying I know where people are coming from. when is the last time you got a disc? i am seeing them more in shops now, like best buy, circuit city, etc... places where you actually have to take the cd. aol even dropped the majority of its plans to release cds anyways. man some of these comments are just obsurd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxikk Veteran Posted March 19, 2004 Veteran Share Posted March 19, 2004 POP-based mail for one. Real ISP's don't require you to use proprietary software (i.e. EarthLink). My sweetie has AOL, and any program that requires an internet connection will not work because you are not actually online, but running through AOL's servers. Don't get me started about that god-awful interface! :x there is a new product called aol dialer. it allows an aol user to connect to the aol service WITHOUT needing the client. have you or heard tried communicator? also, having our mail system not run pop helps prevent virus' and stuff from penetrating the user. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-=SD=- Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 when is the last time you got a disc? 4 days ago, actually it was 2 of them.. kinda odd but yeah, I have nothing against them, I just wish they would stop sending those to me :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxikk Veteran Posted March 19, 2004 Veteran Share Posted March 19, 2004 i used to get them... and im a damn employee :laugh: but have not gotten one for atleast a year now. im sure you can request it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-=SD=- Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 i used to get them... and im a damn employee :laugh:but have not gotten one for atleast a year now. im sure you can request it. lol, well you need to be kept upto date with the latest release :p It's OK I guess, I do use the cases for my burned cd's ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberly Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 I like getting the disks in the tin cases. I toss the disks and keep the cases for the stuff I burn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberly Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 oops! my ie is faster than me. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxikk Veteran Posted March 19, 2004 Veteran Share Posted March 19, 2004 noob! hahaha. just kidding kimberly. it's okay. wow, we got over 50,000 members now... just noticed. woot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kombolcha Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 yay! :happy: the day that AOL becomes extinct is getting closer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellBender Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 when is the last time you got a disc? i am seeing them more in shops now, like best buy, circuit city, etc... places where you actually have to take the cd.aol even dropped the majority of its plans to release cds anyways. man some of these comments are just obsurd. I own a shipping store, and we rent out PO boxes. Once every few months, we get about 30 CDs, about one for every two mailbox holders we have, plus one for me. Its annoying as hell... The mailman has to bring them in a bag :no: I've called AOL customer service a couple times, and they say they're pulling me from the mailing list, and a few months later I get another batch of CDs. So yes, I do get them quite a bit. And everything people are saying just goes to prove my point. AOL has a bad rep from a while back.. Having an AOL dialer is a great step, but people remember bloated AOL 6.0 and assume the rest are the same. Again, I say: I have nothing against AOL. I just understand why other people do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galley Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 OMG HAHAHAHthat is the funniest thing I have ever heard. i work in a group and our role is to test standards and make sure that the products meet those standards. what web standards do you think that we have not yet adopted???? seriously... what a dumb comment. If the's true, then why do AOL execs NOT use AOL mail? Why can't every program connect to the Internet while connected to AOL? AOL does not use POP-based mail, and they don't use the standard ports to connect to the Internet. :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellBender Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 If the's true, then why do AOL execs NOT use AOL mail? Why can't every program connect to the Internet while connected to AOL? AOL does not use POP-based mail, and they don't use the standard ports to connect to the Internet. :angry: Might I add, that makes no sense whatsoever :dontgetit: you dont connect to the internet through ports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ad345zAdZ0d9_ Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 Might I add, that makes no sense whatsoever :dontgetit: you dont connect to the internet through ports actually thats not entirly true... a phone jack can be considered a port :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellBender Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 actually thats not entirly true...a phone jack can be considered a port :p Damn AOL, making us connect through those non-standard toaster ovens instead of phone jacks!! :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firebud Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 I have it out for AOL because they charged us for 9 months we didn't use. And we told them to cancel it...oi. OT: Isn't the AOL beta Tahiti, or is that old? :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted March 20, 2004 Author Share Posted March 20, 2004 I have it out for AOL because they charged us for 9 months wdidn'tb> use.And we told them to cancel it...oi. OT: Isn't the AOL beta Tahiti, or is that old:p:p Yes its tahiti, and I see it being released very shortly. It's been in beta forever.:s:s Current Build is 4156.750 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samoa Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 why?what have they ever done to bother you? other than send you some cds which can be used for numerous different things. your comment hurts. i work at aol... and if you say aol to close shop, that means one neowin supermod would be with no job. aol did nothing to hurt anyone. i wish you all would just stop being lame and realize that hating on AOL does not do anything for you. other than make you look bad to me. post 11,700 btw umm .....so what you are saying is there is no real loss then? :D j/k :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxikk Veteran Posted March 21, 2004 Veteran Share Posted March 21, 2004 :cry: i see how it is samoa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGeorge Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 I started with AOL when I first got a PC. back then I thought it was nice. After time passed and I grew more experienced, I learned to hate AOL with a passion. everything from getting booted constantly, slow @ss download speeds (even for 56k) and conflicts with other programs made me go to MSN. These are my top reasons to hate AOL software: 1. Really slow 56k connection 2. High price charged for service. 3. System resource hog. On windows 98 my resources dropped from 85% to 58% just from starting AOL. 4. Conflicts with other software. I had to un-install AOL just to upgrade IE to 6. Stupid AOL keeps butting in and tries to dialup during the installation process. Done this on every PC I tried to upgrade. Nearly caused me to have to erase/reload my bosses computer. 5. REAL PLAYER! Why oh why do they continue to support this garbage?! 6. What is the one thing most hated about surfing the net besides viruses and spyware? Pop Ups of course. Now with that in mind, what does the AOL welcome screen look like when you first sign on? A bunch of damn pop ups! 7. The stupid AOL discs in the mail. 1045 hours free, yeah right! It says that you only have 30days to use that. Thats impossible as there aren't that many hours in a month. Why don't they just come out and say 30 day free trial? 8. AOL simply won't give you the option to just setup your account through IE. Although I have MSN and like the software, I prefer to setup a manual connection and use IE. 9. Upon installing AOL you are greeted with an series of "updates" everytime you sign off. They take forever, and after they update, its a stupid ad or it wants you to install soome garbage software that you won't need. I could probably think of more reasons, but I'm tired of typing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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