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BedstorfromAP
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Loc: 32 Bus Stops West of Wigan UK
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I am currently with AOL and like it ,Ok slag it off ...
I have been with it since AOL 5 (AOL9 now)
I started out surfing with an ISP called http://www.IGclick.co.uk (1997?) who allotted me
a dial-up number and some basic instructions how to connect on a piece of Paper
Result: 10 minutes online time (as and when) Modem was screaming the house down into the early hours for....over 20 pounds per month.Had to reconfigure IE every few days.
Closed due to financial difficulties (I think?)
Saw another Site advertised http://www.redhotant.com paid 120 pounds up front for a years service
Got 1 session.. 10 minutes worth connection, then nothing read the "owner" had done a runner with over a Million pounds(service was running off 2 old servers) I never got my money back.
The Police caught the Guy, forget if they Charged him with Embezzlement or Fraud? And there are a lot of us still looking for our money back.
He ended up doing time. GOOD!
I then signed up to AOL because it has just gone to unlimited Online access as a stopgap. I was waiting for http://www.altavista.com to launch as an ISP but that was Scrapped.I stayed with AOL ever since.(Long stopgap?) LOL!
Anyone else got any similar stories?
In order to get out of car, open door, get out, lock doors, and then close doors - car handbook
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andrew1971
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Posts: 1996
Loc: England
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In reply to:
Saw another Site advertised http://www.redhotant.com paid 120 pounds up front for a years service
Redhotant sounds like a porn site to me 
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wkd
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Ditto that
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Space_Cowby
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Loc: Wolverhampton
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Not sure if this red ant is also hot 
    
   
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andrew1971
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Posts: 1996
Loc: England
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looks like it too me, looks like it is fuming.
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bananasfalklands
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Posts: 580
Loc: Port Stanley, Falklands Island...
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We all make purchasing mistakes - first modem I owned was a 300 baud modem I connected to compuserve with that
'Virtual' is strange concept and open to the fraudsters. - bit like 'free services for ever' etc Best thing is learn from it. I used a lot of uk2net at one stage - they changed to become a games server getup.
AOL is alright - My mate seems happy with it. so dont be snobby if it works super.
is that 1980's cult fashion victim dead yet ? no thought so ? OK Pay attention children I am not an english teacher. a webpage I created. http://uk.geocities.com/sjwest01 (with photo picture)
We cannot all be masters, nor all masters Cannot be truly follow’d.
Othello. ACT I Scene 1.
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BedstorfromAP
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Reg'd: Thu
Posts: 4229
Loc: 32 Bus Stops West of Wigan UK
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Reviews of those other sites:
Igclick went down because of people hogging the server moans about it !
I'm doing a 5 or 6 hour stint today nobodies moaning
The other company had over 25000 subscriptions worth of cash (full of excuses) and no action <<GRRRR!!!>>
Details on these links:
http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=igclick&btnG=Search
http://www.google.com/search?q=/www.redhotant.com/ isp&num=100&hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&tab=nw&sa=N
In order to get out of car, open door, get out, lock doors, and then close doors - car handbook
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slapmatt
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Posts: 509
Loc: Wiltshire
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As with everything - WORD OF MOUTH is the key.
Don't sign up with an ISP because they have fancy adverts on TV (AOL, BT)
Don't sign up with an ISP because they have special offers "for a limited time only" (Wannadoo)
Don't sign up with an ISP because their disc comes free with your modem (pretty much every big ISP)
Sign up with an ISP because you've have well informed recommendations that they offer excellent service at competitive prices - Freedom2Surf!
Not all Broadband services are the same
Matthew Kerry.comEdited by TheFatControlleR on 04/09/2004 01:19 (server time).
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bananasfalklands
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Posts: 580
Loc: Port Stanley, Falklands Island...
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Dont knock ISP cd's they are good for getting the latest in ms bugware - eg Internet explorer so it saves a download.
is that 1980's cult fashion victim dead yet ? no thought so ? OK Pay attention children I am not an english teacher. a webpage I created. http://uk.geocities.com/sjwest01 (with photo picture)
We cannot all be masters, nor all masters Cannot be truly follow’d.
Othello. ACT I Scene 1.
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Madeline
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Loc: Wales
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I'm with BT, not because of TV ads because (shock, horror) I don't have a TV. I used to work for BT and they're OK. Actually, I wasn't that impressed with BT Openworld Anytime (dial-up), but since they've changed to BT Yahoo! Anytime, they've improved no end. I don't know what their BB packages are like though.
Madeline.
To err is human; to really foul things up you need a computer.
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turlac
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I am looking around for a good broadband package because my daughter is going to uni and with her being dyslexic she will need to download a large amount of work.
You say BT is OK, but their cheapest package gives you 2 hours a day and 1GB a month.
Wanadoo gives you 8hrs a day and 2GB.
What do you think?
Has anybody got any comments as to why I should not choose Wanadoo. Your advice would be very much appreciated.
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JackFlash
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Turlac -Wanadoo looks a bargain - It's big and should be reliable. Also inexpensive - Free modem and free connection ? Others charge over £100 for that!
BedstorfromAP - I remember Redhotant - Other sites used to take the mickey out of them, calling themselves ColdBlueInsect and RedHotPants ,etc. They were very funny. Fortunately RedHotAnt died the death before I parted with any cash.
The best offer I ever got was from WonkyPig -- £15 one-off payment and free internet for life ! I laughed so much, I fell off my wallet, so they didn't get any loot from me either.
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wildthing666
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Loc: Micklefield Leeds
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i have just spent nearly TWO days trying to get a connection to WANADON'T three times today i got a connection but every time i disconnected, then reconnected, i got this page cannot be displayed so if this is what happens with WANADOO then next may i will be moving ISP (in 4 years with different ISP'S this is the first time i have had serious connection problems)
D.I.V.O.R.C.E. a womans way of saying she has spent all your money
I don't have a Beer belly just a FUEL TANK for a Sex Machine
a bit of PAIN never hurt anyone
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dancer69
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Posts: 41
Loc: Bath, UK
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Good ISP. Stay with them is my advice.
If you are happy with AOL, BLOWFISH, xyz, go with it. Support them.
The problem comes when you have a problem and your ISP customer services prove to be:
useless
unable to use the English language
rude
inarticulate
abusive
time-wasters
jobs-worths
untrained
unaware that a non-Microsoft world exists out there
Otherwise, move to another ISP as soon as you can.
The message may eventually drop to your current ISP.
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rikiyome
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Reg'd: Tue
Posts: 209
Loc: Yorkshire
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I was happy with AOL since V6 until AOLHell9 came on the scene in April last year. It drove me nuts to say the least. And I did try to live with it for well over 6 months. I am now back with user friendly V8 and at peace! It might work OK for some but for others like me it doesn't, this topic is well documented on AOL message boards. I wasn't the only dissatisfied customer, believe me. Sorry about the rant but when I see AOHell9 quoted I react!!!
Riki
900MHz AMD Athlon Processor
56K V.90 Modem
Compaq PC and Windows ME
AVG Build 7.0 and Sygate 5.6
SPYBOT 1.3 - Ad-aware SE 1.05
Switched back to AOL8.0 (dialup)
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