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Getting rid of AOL!

Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2004 12:32 am
by wicked1981
Well had AOL for 3 years and always hated it going out in my area at least once a month for 1-5 days at a time, slow connection (even for dsl). Today I will be making the switch to Adelphia (local cable company) so hopefully since it will be cable it will be faster than my AOL dsl connection. I went to http://www.dslreports.com to test my connection compared to my brothers connection 15 miles away from same company and his was 4 times faster than mine .Goodbye AOL!

Re: Getting rid of AOL! (wicked1981)

Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2004 12:51 am
by scherry2
Good job I had AOL a long time ago and got rid of it after 2 months. way to restrictive. it might be nice for newbies but....Cable will amaze you, its fast like the commercials in this area Dial-up ----> tricycleCable -----> HARLEY DAVIDSONEnjoy!

Re: Getting rid of AOL! (wicked1981)

Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2004 1:20 am
by nismo
AOL is by far the worst web browser in my opinion. It's way too cluttered and they charge you the same amount they would on a DSL connection. I'm lovin my DSL connnection right now. No problems as of yet. So, yeah.Inder Singh

Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2004 10:23 am
by ragingfish
Had Optimum Online here for a year or two now, would never even THINK of going back to DU!The speed is fantastic, and the reliability is unreal -- we've never had a major service disruption longer than 10-20 minutes!

Re: (ragingfish)

Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2004 2:18 pm
by Stang2Vibe
I've had Comcast cable internet here for about a year now. I love it. Fast, reliable, competitvely priced ($44.95 per month if you also have digital cable).I had AOL as my first ISP for about a year in 1997-1998. It was terrible then and is even worse now. They should either perform a MAJOR overhaul of their systems and services or just pack up and go out of business.

Re: (Stang2Vibe)

Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2004 1:32 am
by wicked1981
Did the change and happy with it. I thought AOL DSL was fast but now I see the difference between cable and dsl. My upload speed incresed by almost 4x!! Now to transfer all my favorites from aol to IE .. Its worth it though.

Re: Getting rid of AOL! (wicked1981)

Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2004 11:40 pm
by Mr. Poopypants
Good choice!!!! Like stang, I also have Comcast, have had it since it was AT&T@home. Probably 4 or 5 years, it is well worth it.