Downgraded AOL
24 July 2006, 10:51 AM
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Downgraded AOL
I downgraded my AOL connection from Gold 2Mbps £24.99pm to Silver 1Mbps £14.99pm - saving £10 a month 
Doesn't seem to be making any difference to normal PC usage.
Takes a while haggling on 'live chat'
but I got a new 12 month contract for £14.99 a month and a 'free router' (going on ebay probably 
) 
Cheers
Mick
Doesn't seem to be making any difference to normal PC usage.
Takes a while haggling on 'live chat'
but I got a new 12 month contract for £14.99 a month and a 'free router' (going on ebay probably ) Cheers
Mick
28 July 2006, 10:03 AM
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I've been with AOL since 14.4k and have never had to call them due to a disconnection.
I agree that their software is ****e and I wouldn't put it near a PC, but with a decent router I get full speed 24/7 and I mean 24/7 as I am a heavy user.
How many people can actually beat that ?
I have also tried cable/freeserve/BT business etc, and none come close.
I agree that their software is ****e and I wouldn't put it near a PC, but with a decent router I get full speed 24/7 and I mean 24/7 as I am a heavy user.
How many people can actually beat that ?
I have also tried cable/freeserve/BT business etc, and none come close.
28 July 2006, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by lightning101
I've been with AOL since 14.4k and have never had to call them due to a disconnection.
I agree that their software is ****e and I wouldn't put it near a PC, but with a decent router I get full speed 24/7 and I mean 24/7 as I am a heavy user.
How many people can actually beat that ?
I have also tried cable/freeserve/BT business etc, and none come close.
I agree that their software is ****e and I wouldn't put it near a PC, but with a decent router I get full speed 24/7 and I mean 24/7 as I am a heavy user.
How many people can actually beat that ?
I have also tried cable/freeserve/BT business etc, and none come close.
Same here, but since 56kbpsNot 1 problem, don't use the AOL software, use my own modem/router, AOL modem went to my mate
28 July 2006, 11:47 AM
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no problem with aol even though they closed my account too soon and then charged me a fortune for a dialup connection. But hey once we're moved i might actually go back to them, though i may have lost my long standing customer privledges.
I would keep aol's little secret to ourselves
I would keep aol's little secret to ourselves
28 July 2006, 04:15 PM
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so you can just dsl dial up to aol and use your own browser?
cool
I was with them for 2 years on dial up and the service was always good. just didn't get on with the browser. uninstalled cleanly too when i got rid of them
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I was with them for 2 years on dial up and the service was always good. just didn't get on with the browser. uninstalled cleanly too when i got rid of them
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29 July 2006, 10:26 AM
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I'm with them on Silver too but hate their Welcome screen and associated crap that comes with it. How do you get rid of all that.?
Been with them 5 years and no probs at all.
Been with them 5 years and no probs at all.
29 July 2006, 11:04 AM
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I was a big fan of AOL back in the dial up days, connections that worked the world over and very reliable. Then they sussed that I wasn't doing any work for them any more and asked me to pay. Not sure what the service is like now
30 July 2006, 02:29 PM
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No problem with AOL connection at all... speed on Gold was far faster than I needed. That's why I downgraded to Silver. Got my free Netgear DG834G ADSL router too - i tried to trade for a wireless WG111 thingy - but they don't do those 
- so I said well send me the router anyway (already got one 
) - anyone want a DG834G router before it goes on ebay
When you set up AOL broadband with a router - the only bit that has to connect directly to AOL is the router - it has it's own username and is logged in 24/7. The connections to other computers then are just network connections to the router for internet access.
Our main machine has a wired connection to the router and also has AOL software installed. The second machine has a wireless internet connection and no AOL software installed whatsoever...
It's up to you what you put on & the connection speed is lightning fast. I quite like the AOL Browser based in IE7 I guess with tabbed windows & stuff.
anyway as a 'normal user' I am very pleased with the AOL service - I know 'computer gurus' seem to like bashing AOL (& microsoft ) - but they both work fine for what I want
Cheers
Mick
- so I said well send me the router anyway (already got one ) - anyone want a DG834G router before it goes on ebay When you set up AOL broadband with a router - the only bit that has to connect directly to AOL is the router - it has it's own username and is logged in 24/7. The connections to other computers then are just network connections to the router for internet access.
Our main machine has a wired connection to the router and also has AOL software installed. The second machine has a wireless internet connection and no AOL software installed whatsoever...
It's up to you what you put on & the connection speed is lightning fast. I quite like the AOL Browser based in IE7 I guess with tabbed windows & stuff.
anyway as a 'normal user' I am very pleased with the AOL service - I know 'computer gurus' seem to like bashing AOL (& microsoft
) - but they both work fine for what I want Cheers
Mick
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