SpeedRacer 1 #1 November 28, 2005 My father has AOL dial-up () and I've been told that he has trouble accessing some things on the web. And recently my boss was visiting his parents & I tried to email him something. And he found that he could not access his email from work, and that when he used his dad's AOL account, he could not open the Microsoft Office documents I sent him. Is there something f&*ked up about AOL, or what? Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elisha 1 #2 November 28, 2005 Yes...and I've never used it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites upndownshop 0 #3 November 28, 2005 QuoteYes...and I've never used it. Second that!! & I have used it, never again!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Darius11 12 #4 November 28, 2005 YesI'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites monkycndo 0 #5 November 28, 2005 Had it, hate it and besides that it sucks. It loves to infest its way into every portion of your computer to be a default. Nuke it and get something else.50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mailin 0 #6 November 28, 2005 No, it sux much more than you think it does... JenArianna Frances Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites GogglesnTeeth 6 #7 November 28, 2005 YesGoggles and Teeth "You fall like a greased safe!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Viking 0 #8 November 28, 2005 yesI swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sinker 0 #9 November 28, 2005 No. I love AOL. If it were a woman I'd want to make sweet love to it. btw, today is opposite day. -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Viking 0 #10 November 28, 2005 so your a thin guy with alot of hair today?I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sinker 0 #11 November 28, 2005 Quoteso your a thin guy with alot of hair today? lol! why yes, nice of you to notice! I love opposite day. and you must be dripping in sex today, you man whore! -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Viking 0 #12 November 28, 2005 ooooohhh to shay fabioI swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SpeedRacer 1 #13 November 28, 2005 So I have cable, but my dad still uses dial-up (b/c he's a cheapskate & a luddite) Before I got cable, I had a dial-up with PeoplePC Online, and I didn't seem to have as many issues as my Dad does. I was going to give him my old puter, maybe I should just re-install PeoplePC Online for him. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sinker 0 #14 November 28, 2005 Quoteooooohhh to shay fabio you wish you had a bald sexy head like mine. you jealous weinie. -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites NickDG 23 #15 November 28, 2005 In 1985 I got tired of ISPs going out of business and having to change e-mail addresses every time it happened. When AOL started I hated it for the simple reason it allowed the great unwashed to easily connect to the net which lowered the bar of discourse in a major way. It also furthered the advance of the web going commercial which is cool if you're looking to buy something, but a pain when you aren't. If you are computer savvy enough to set it up right (many think AOL "is" the internet) it's fine. It's always there and I've been with them for 10 years now without any problems. It's a bit more pricy than others but I use it both ways, dial-up and cable modem, and I'm happy with it. My only gripe may be you can't use a third party email or newsgroup reader, but I've become used to the e-mail thing, and Google works good enough for newsgroups. The fellow having problems opening a word doc is just going about it wrong. It's probably just not having doc files associated with the right program. I'd rather give my money to small and local ISP, but I've never found one that matches AOL for reliability. NickD BASE 194 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mailin 0 #16 November 28, 2005 My cable company has never let me down - been with them for 7 years now. I hope cable gets to those little areas of the country soon so people can really see how bad AOL is. My grandmother on the other hand has AOL and is constantly calling me asking why her internet won't work... granted, she's an 81 year old woman with limited experience with computers, but her concerns are valid. For living in the boston area (an obvious major metropolis) she has limited availability for dial-up numbers, and it astounds me that she pays more than $20 for dial up when I pay $30 for my cable. JenArianna Frances Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites daniel_owen_uk 0 #17 November 28, 2005 Dial Up sucks, AOL sucks, AOL + Dial UP = SUCK SUCK SUCK SUCK SUCK __________________ BOOM Headshot Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Muenkel 0 #18 November 28, 2005 YES!!!! It not only sucks like a regular sucking, but it sucks to the tenth power. When I use the word 'sucks' here, I mean both definitions. The damn thing will suck the life out of everything else on your 'puter. Why do you think they are always giving it away for free? Chris _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Thanatos340 1 #19 November 28, 2005 QuoteIn 1985 You mean 1995?? Kinda hard to find ISP`s in 85. Back in the mid to late 80`s I had a Q-Link Account (Q-Link went on to become AOL in the early 90`s). In those days Q-Link was the Biggest online Community going and catered to C-64 users. I was banned for life from Q-Link about 2 days after I got set up. Never went back to Q-Link, PC-Link or any other Incarnation that later became AOL. AOL has always SUCKED and Will Always Suck. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Muenkel 0 #20 November 28, 2005 QuoteAOL has always SUCKED and Will Always Suck. If you don't mind, I will take this a step further. They have absolutely no possible or remote chance of ever not sucking. It is simply a done deal. Chris _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites diablopilot 2 #21 November 28, 2005 Yes, but they have cutesy comercials.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kelpdiver 2 #22 November 28, 2005 In other news, Clinton is no longer President. ---- When you can get DSL from the phone company for $15/mo, there's just no reason to accept AOL as an option. If the changing email addresses (esp for those cable users) drives you batty, get a gmail account or register your own domain. It's not that expensive for doing mail, and if your provider sucks, you can move it to another. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Elisha 1 #23 November 28, 2005 QuoteYes, but they have cutesy comercials. And they send me free coasters every few months. I even put them in the dishwasher one time when they started to get dirty. I think I have close to 20 in my collection now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites leroydb 0 #24 November 28, 2005 QuoteQuoteIn 1985 I was banned for life from Q-Link about 2 days after I got set up. Never went back to Q-Link, PC-Link or any other Incarnation that later became AOL. banned for life? what would you have had to of done back then to get banned? how?Leroy ..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites FIREFLYR 0 #25 November 29, 2005 AOL SUX! check out my previous rant here: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1807710;search_string=aol%20sucks;#1807710 ~J"One flew East,and one flew West..............one flew over the cuckoo's nest" "There's absolutely no excuse for the way I'm about to act" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. 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upndownshop 0 #3 November 28, 2005 QuoteYes...and I've never used it. Second that!! & I have used it, never again!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darius11 12 #4 November 28, 2005 YesI'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monkycndo 0 #5 November 28, 2005 Had it, hate it and besides that it sucks. It loves to infest its way into every portion of your computer to be a default. Nuke it and get something else.50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mailin 0 #6 November 28, 2005 No, it sux much more than you think it does... JenArianna Frances Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GogglesnTeeth 6 #7 November 28, 2005 YesGoggles and Teeth "You fall like a greased safe!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #8 November 28, 2005 yesI swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #9 November 28, 2005 No. I love AOL. If it were a woman I'd want to make sweet love to it. btw, today is opposite day. -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #10 November 28, 2005 so your a thin guy with alot of hair today?I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #11 November 28, 2005 Quoteso your a thin guy with alot of hair today? lol! why yes, nice of you to notice! I love opposite day. and you must be dripping in sex today, you man whore! -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #12 November 28, 2005 ooooohhh to shay fabioI swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #13 November 28, 2005 So I have cable, but my dad still uses dial-up (b/c he's a cheapskate & a luddite) Before I got cable, I had a dial-up with PeoplePC Online, and I didn't seem to have as many issues as my Dad does. I was going to give him my old puter, maybe I should just re-install PeoplePC Online for him. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #14 November 28, 2005 Quoteooooohhh to shay fabio you wish you had a bald sexy head like mine. you jealous weinie. -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #15 November 28, 2005 In 1985 I got tired of ISPs going out of business and having to change e-mail addresses every time it happened. When AOL started I hated it for the simple reason it allowed the great unwashed to easily connect to the net which lowered the bar of discourse in a major way. It also furthered the advance of the web going commercial which is cool if you're looking to buy something, but a pain when you aren't. If you are computer savvy enough to set it up right (many think AOL "is" the internet) it's fine. It's always there and I've been with them for 10 years now without any problems. It's a bit more pricy than others but I use it both ways, dial-up and cable modem, and I'm happy with it. My only gripe may be you can't use a third party email or newsgroup reader, but I've become used to the e-mail thing, and Google works good enough for newsgroups. The fellow having problems opening a word doc is just going about it wrong. It's probably just not having doc files associated with the right program. I'd rather give my money to small and local ISP, but I've never found one that matches AOL for reliability. NickD BASE 194 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mailin 0 #16 November 28, 2005 My cable company has never let me down - been with them for 7 years now. I hope cable gets to those little areas of the country soon so people can really see how bad AOL is. My grandmother on the other hand has AOL and is constantly calling me asking why her internet won't work... granted, she's an 81 year old woman with limited experience with computers, but her concerns are valid. For living in the boston area (an obvious major metropolis) she has limited availability for dial-up numbers, and it astounds me that she pays more than $20 for dial up when I pay $30 for my cable. JenArianna Frances Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_owen_uk 0 #17 November 28, 2005 Dial Up sucks, AOL sucks, AOL + Dial UP = SUCK SUCK SUCK SUCK SUCK __________________ BOOM Headshot Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #18 November 28, 2005 YES!!!! It not only sucks like a regular sucking, but it sucks to the tenth power. When I use the word 'sucks' here, I mean both definitions. The damn thing will suck the life out of everything else on your 'puter. Why do you think they are always giving it away for free? Chris _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thanatos340 1 #19 November 28, 2005 QuoteIn 1985 You mean 1995?? Kinda hard to find ISP`s in 85. Back in the mid to late 80`s I had a Q-Link Account (Q-Link went on to become AOL in the early 90`s). In those days Q-Link was the Biggest online Community going and catered to C-64 users. I was banned for life from Q-Link about 2 days after I got set up. Never went back to Q-Link, PC-Link or any other Incarnation that later became AOL. AOL has always SUCKED and Will Always Suck. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #20 November 28, 2005 QuoteAOL has always SUCKED and Will Always Suck. If you don't mind, I will take this a step further. They have absolutely no possible or remote chance of ever not sucking. It is simply a done deal. Chris _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #21 November 28, 2005 Yes, but they have cutesy comercials.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #22 November 28, 2005 In other news, Clinton is no longer President. ---- When you can get DSL from the phone company for $15/mo, there's just no reason to accept AOL as an option. If the changing email addresses (esp for those cable users) drives you batty, get a gmail account or register your own domain. It's not that expensive for doing mail, and if your provider sucks, you can move it to another. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elisha 1 #23 November 28, 2005 QuoteYes, but they have cutesy comercials. And they send me free coasters every few months. I even put them in the dishwasher one time when they started to get dirty. I think I have close to 20 in my collection now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leroydb 0 #24 November 28, 2005 QuoteQuoteIn 1985 I was banned for life from Q-Link about 2 days after I got set up. Never went back to Q-Link, PC-Link or any other Incarnation that later became AOL. banned for life? what would you have had to of done back then to get banned? how?Leroy ..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FIREFLYR 0 #25 November 29, 2005 AOL SUX! check out my previous rant here: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1807710;search_string=aol%20sucks;#1807710 ~J"One flew East,and one flew West..............one flew over the cuckoo's nest" "There's absolutely no excuse for the way I'm about to act" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
