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| sandrocklq Posts: 35/210 |
We have cable. We gave up on the DSL when Bellsouth rose prices. That and 95% of our incoming landline calls were telemarketers. Switch to cell phone. Problem solved. |
| Alastor Posts: 6831/8204 |
Somes do not seem to realize that the lowered phone bill alone is worth it  |
| Bloodstar Posts: 257/669 |
Originally posted by Doritokiller I feel your pain. My mom's the same way as your dad. :\ |
| Cynthia Posts: 3853/5814 |
Everyone's mileage varies with Trillian. I love it but then again I only use it for AIM and I have everything customized to meet my needs.
There's more than enough AIM clients out there, and everyone should be able to find the one that suits them the most. |
| Glyphodon Posts: 314/536 |
Originally posted by Alastor the Stylish QFT. I recently migrated from Trillian because it SUCKS. Also, it's not the size of your bandwidth...it's how you use it |
| Alastor Posts: 6761/8204 |
No, they just charged you $40 a month to use their email and browser service on your existing broadband connection. |
| Cirvania Posts: 594/1181 |
Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't AOL have a DSL service offer for about $40 a month a while ago?
Shows how much they fail.  |
| Cynthia Posts: 3841/5814 |
Have they ever? 
Not everyone can get good DSL however. They need to re-do the wires in my area of Montreal so my download rate isn't as good as the ones other areas of the city are getting. |
| sandrocklq Posts: 32/210 |
Given AOL's current strategy, I'm not certain they know what broadband is.
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| Jilkon Posts: 148/227 |
Originally posted by Cirvante Alternatively that's when you know your copper line sucks the big one. Hint for AOL: Cable/DSL is soooooo yesterday, Fiber is SO tomorrow. Fast = Good. (Now, if someone at AOL reads that, I hope they understand, because when dialup goes out of business they'll want to dominate REAL broadband ;P). |
| neotransotaku Posts: 1532/1860 |
Interesting thing is...AOL is still the #1 internet provider in the U.S. even though affordable DSL/Cable has been around for several years now. I believe this move further will decimate AOL's customer ranks. It will only be a matter of time until a communications company like AT&T or Comcast dominate the Internet market.
I have AT&T and I spend $26/month on 3Mbps Down/512Kbps up...and I use gaim |
| sandrocklq Posts: 29/210 |
If DSL is not available on your phone service, most likely you don't live close enough to a DSLAM. And you really don't want to be at the maximum distance which I believe is around 18000 ft. Otherwise your service will be less than spectacular. |
| Kattwah Posts: 2589/3349 |
AOL needs to learn something...
Offering free services doesnt make the program any less sucky |
| Kles Posts: 2/5 |
Some places just plain don't have any high speed service available to them.
Isn't there a law saying everywhere must have high speed by the end of 2007 (at least in Canada)? |
| Alastor Posts: 6735/8204 |
Yeah. Even I have DSL, and I live in the middle of a freaking forest. |
| HyperHacker Posts: 2807/5072 |
Originally posted by Darkdata Why wouldn't you be able to get DSL?  |
| Doritokiller Posts: 294/369 |
We have AOL... It's because my dad is way too stubborn. (My mom doesn't know too much about computers, so she tries to stay uninvolved.) So faster ISP's are a few dollars more. So what if there needs to be professional installation. FREE PHONE LINES AND FAST SPEEDS, GODDAMMIT. GAAAAAH. |
| Darkdata Posts: 376/983 |
Originally posted by Generic Schoolgirl Originally posted by Shadic Also some people can'tget anything better than dial-up in their area (like me )
However its not AOL so i don't care . |
| sandrocklq Posts: 25/210 |
AOL will likely survive until high speed is available everywhere.
I personally use Trillian, I don't like the interface that AIM has, and I've had a few issues here and there with GAIM and Miranda. |
| Sonicandfails Posts: 380/917 |
Im getting those amazing speeds with a $50 a month payment... What freaking ISP are you with? |
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