I hate AOL

~~David~~ · Jun 12, 2002, 10:13 PM

I think I wanna sew that company for harassment . I mean damn 15 cd`s a month in the mail from them, this is getting old fast. Anyone with me on this?

Malus · Jun 12, 2002, 10:31 PM

Well, it would take an awful lot of thread to sew them. Perhaps you would want to sue them, which would require a lot of money you don't have as well. Capitalism triumphs again, w00t!

~~David~~ · Jun 12, 2002, 10:43 PM

good piont

Diablo6178 · Jun 12, 2002, 10:47 PM

Just save all of them. Then when you have about 1000 (Shouldn't take that long maybe 3-4 years) go to AOL/Time Warner's Headquarters and use them to assault the secrity guards and employees. They'll get the picture...

UberLord · Jun 13, 2002, 09:20 AM

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Originally posted by David
I think I wanna sew that company for harassment . I mean damn 15 cd`s a month in the mail from them, this is getting old fast. Anyone with me on this?

If you live in the Europe, you may be able to sue them in a few years as the EU recently voted to forcing spamming opt-in - ie its illegal for you to receive spam unless you opt-in to it somehow.

~~Crash Override~~ · Jun 13, 2002, 04:44 PM

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Originally posted by UberLord
If you live in the Europe, you may be able to sue them in a few years as the EU recently voted to forcing spamming opt-in - ie its illegal for you to receive spam unless you opt-in to it somehow.

didnt you read AOLs new TOS? By being born you automatically accept responsibility for any and all CDs you receive from them!

UberLord · Jun 13, 2002, 04:52 PM

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Originally posted by Crash Override
didnt you read AOLs new TOS? By being born you automatically accept responsibility for any and all CDs you receive from them!

Please show me the contract I signed?

Judas · Jun 14, 2002, 04:34 AM

....can't use aol......long distance......
Don't want to use it...... shit for software and harder then hell to use because it's just killed the machine you were using.... Installed it's own Adapter rendering your other things useless and *ucks you in the ear yelling "WET WILLY" while sucking your wallet dry for 5 minutes wasted of you time.... plus... e-mail/mail with cds that are excellent for diceing up carrots.....

shuki · Jun 16, 2002, 10:00 AM

AOL = SUCK
I'm with you on this one!

Yeti · Jun 16, 2002, 07:25 PM

yes.

But you know, i actually have a use for the AOL Cd's i have in excess of 40 Unique cd's, with different images. (starting from 100 hours free, all the way to 1025, yeah i already got one of those.... and no its not a typo, it is 1025 <lol>). I plan on making a card deck out of them when i get 54.

~~Crash Override~~ · Jun 16, 2002, 07:53 PM

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Originally posted by UberLord
Please show me the contract I signed?

thats the beauty of it you dont have to sign a contract

its like a verbal agreement (legally binding in my state

)

you are born therefore AOL is supposed to send you those cds

theres no way out

digitalwanderer · Jun 16, 2002, 09:21 PM

Just as long as you ain't looking for an argument, 'cause around here I believe you are preaching to the choir.

UberLord · Jun 16, 2002, 09:32 PM

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Originally posted by digitalwanderer
I believe you are preaching to the choir.

Are you calling me a choirboy?
Do small boys wearing white frocks turn you on?

Zardon · Jun 16, 2002, 10:19 PM

I saw the aol interface for the first time last week, (yes I know I lead a sheltered life), and I really must say, I think it looks pretty crap.

the company really are in financial difficulties from what I hear from people in the industry and recent reports of them losing billions in revenue over the last 6 months.

perhaps they would be best advised to increase their phone line networks (im speaking about the UK here, not sure about US support) for dial up, I know people who cant get online after 6pm in the UK, only after 20 minutes of dialling do they get a connection.

and they seriously expect people to pay £15 a month for that kind of service?? its 2002, not 2000.

digitalwanderer · Jun 16, 2002, 11:55 PM

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Originally posted by UberLord
Are you calling me a choirboy?
Do small boys wearing white frocks turn you on?

Yes and no.....

Judas · Jun 17, 2002, 05:08 AM

I get a super stable connection, guarranteed the fastest downloads for my line conditions and 180 hours gurranteed connecting to main servers in regina (150miles away).... all for $20 canadian a month. Now AOL, on the other hand, would give my shit for connections, shit for browsing the net, a hole shit load of e-mail bs... a shity download...hell.. it didn't even download at all.... i couldn't upload.....i couldn't get to some sites..... my connection faled 30 times in 45 minutes and then i just said, that's it, they've had a chance.... i used a 250 hour free disk and ripped it off my computer..... then i relised that it screwed my computer over in a few places so a fresh reformat and installation of windows followed... guarranteed from saskatoon (93miles away with same phone lines) Plus, a $89 bill for the long distance charges and use of aol for 45 minutes.

Ryoko · Jun 17, 2002, 02:34 PM

i can't get aol to SEND me any of their cds. i just built a computer for a friend, and they NEED aol, and i can't download or find aol 7.0 for them... ironic, isn't it?

UberLord · Jun 17, 2002, 02:37 PM

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Originally posted by Ryoko
they NEED aol

Dude - 99.99% of the populus need AOL in the same way that they need a red hot poker stuck up their arse.

digitalwanderer · Jun 17, 2002, 03:03 PM

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Originally posted by UberLord
Dude - 99.99% of the populus need AOL in the same way that they need a red hot poker stuck up their arse.

Heh-heh-heh, agreed and nicely put.

Zardon · Jun 17, 2002, 06:05 PM

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Originally posted by UberLord
Dude - 99.99% of the populus need AOL in the same way that they need a red hot poker stuck up their arse.

well if they keep going the way they are currently and losing the money they still are, we wont have them to worry about for much longer.

Ryoko · Jun 17, 2002, 07:10 PM

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Originally posted by UberLord
Dude - 99.99% of the populus need AOL in the same way that they need a red hot poker stuck up their arse.

i agree. but if the only thing that's ever happened to them their entire life is having that red-hot poker stuck up their ass, then that's what they want to continue happening.

simply put: they don't know how to double click a dial up networking icon.

UberLord · Jun 17, 2002, 07:14 PM

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Originally posted by Ryoko

simply put: they don't know how to double click a dial up networking icon.

Hasn't he heard of auto-dial

Ryoko · Jun 17, 2002, 07:18 PM

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Originally posted by UberLord
Hasn't he heard of auto-dial

what would she use for a browser? she can't use ie, she can't use mozilla, she DEFINITELY can't use netscape...

she needs aol (as much as she needs a frontal labotamy)

Ikarus · Jun 17, 2002, 07:44 PM

I hate AOL too. I used AOL for 2 months and it destroyed all my ethernet prtokolls! i get aol cds and they are adressed for my grandfather (he died in 1992).......i hate this.....in germany are very often offers of aol in pcmagazins...

digitalwanderer · Jun 17, 2002, 09:00 PM

You're right, AOL is good for something. Anyone who asks me to get them hooked up online that I KNOW I don't want to be dealing with in the future I hook up with AOL. Two reasons: one, it is the most idiot-proof online experience you can give a noobie; two, when they ask me for help with their problems I kindly explain that I know nothing of AOL since I stopped using them back in '95 and they'll have to contact AOL for assistance. (And credit to AOL, they are pretty good about keeping their customers hooked up....they just charge thru the nose for it, monitor & control all your activities, and bombard you with un-asked for advertisement. Not really my style.)

I think damn near everybody starts with AOL just 'cause it's so prevalent, but most people who seriously get into online give it up pretty quick when they find out about alternatives. I didn't have the slightest idea what the what was when I first went online, and AOL was the only ISP I'd heard of. They still charged by the hour back then, and when my friend stayed at the house to watch the dogs while me and the wife went to Cancun to get married in a hurricane he "checked out the 'net a little"...for about 18 hours a day for 7 days! He ran up a $280 charge in a week and it sort of got me looking for alternatives. When I found out there was a local place that was $3/month cheaper and offered unlimited time I FREAKED! I actually drove out to their place and questioned the guy on it, something like "Really? UNLIMITED time? You're only gonna charge me $16/mos with no hidden fees? What if I like hook up on the first and don't disconnect until the thirty-first, what then? Really? REALLY?!?! You mean it? ONLY $16 A MONTH?!?!? SIGN ME UP!", or something like that. I made a pretty big idiot out of myself, but the concept just seemed so foreign and somehow WRONG to me! It was SUCH a good deal! Unlimited access at full 14.4 speeds?!? (AOL's usually only gave me 9600bpm...on a good day)

It was a good day...it stands out in the memory. The only hard part was disconnecting from AOL...they make you jump thru f-ing hoops!

Impulse · Jun 18, 2002, 09:43 AM

[SIZE=x-small]OMG NEW AOL v8.0!... ITS SO FUCKING EASY... EVEN MY DAMN DOG CAN USE THE FUCKING SOFTWARE, IT DOWNS THE WHOLE U.S.A OF AMERICA!!!.... I CAN US TEH INTERNET IN JUST ONE CLICK AND WHILE I SUFR FOR FREE PORN ONLINE WITH AOL!.. THANKS... * cough * * back to REALITY * * cough *[/SIZE]

Impulse · Jun 18, 2002, 10:37 PM

[SIZE=xx-large]I REALLY HATE AOL AS IN I WAS IT NEVER EXISTED, I HATE THOSE DUMB FUCKS AT ETG SAYING OMG AOL IS SO COOL, OTHER ISP'S ARE SHIT!... THANKS AOL!...[/SIZE]

[SIZE=x-small]* cough *[/SIZE]

Judas · Jun 18, 2002, 11:05 PM

if you need aol to get online.... you shouldn't be aloud near a computer...

Impulse · Jun 19, 2002, 04:53 AM

[SIZE=xx-large]I HATE AOL, I HATE AOL... REPEAT AFTER ME... * cough *[/SIZE]

Ryoko · Jun 19, 2002, 03:05 PM

i think you might need to stop smoking, impulse, that cough sounds nasty.

Jun 12, 2002, 10:13 PM	#1
~~David~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Atlanta Posts: 959 Rep Power: 0	I hate AOL I think I wanna sew that company for harassment . I mean damn 15 cd`s a month in the mail from them, this is getting old fast. Anyone with me on this?

Jun 12, 2002, 10:31 PM	#2
Malus BSD SMASH! Join Date: May 2002 Location: A rabbit hole. . . Posts: 1,170 Rep Power: 0	Well, it would take an awful lot of thread to sew them. Perhaps you would want to sue them, which would require a lot of money you don't have as well. Capitalism triumphs again, w00t! __________________ quad (FreeBSD/amd64 8-CURRENT): Intel Q6600 - Asus P5E-VM HDMI - 2x2 GB Kingston PC6400 DDR2 Ram - Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HD - 2xSeagate 1TB 7200RPM HD in RAID 1 via ZFS - Lite-On 20x DVD Multi Recorder - Coolermaster Centurion 5 router (FreeBSD/amd64 8-CURRENT): Intel E4500 - Intel D945GCNL - 2 GB PC6400 Mushkin Ram - Lite-On 48x24x48x16 - Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HD - Silverstone SST-SG02-F wanderer (FreeBSD/i386 7-CURRENT): Lenovo Thinkpad T61p mini (OS X 10.5): Intel Core 2 Duo @ 1.8Ghz, 4 GB Mushkin PC5400 Ram - Headroom MicroDAC Portable sound: Rockboxed iPod Video -> Westone UM2's Not-So-Portable Sound: Headroon MicroDAC -> Singlepower PPX3-SLAM -> Grado RS-1's or Beyerdynamic DT-880's Very-Not-Portable-Sound: Squeezebox v3 -> Denon AVR-1507 -> B&W 683's & Sunfire HRS-10

Jun 16, 2002, 07:25 PM	#10
Yeti DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 662 Rep Power: 0	yes. But you know, i actually have a use for the AOL Cd's i have in excess of 40 Unique cd's, with different images. (starting from 100 hours free, all the way to 1025, yeah i already got one of those.... and no its not a typo, it is 1025 <lol>). I plan on making a card deck out of them when i get 54. __________________ --Oh lord not again

Jun 16, 2002, 09:21 PM	#12
digitalwanderer Colour Commentator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Highland, IN USA Posts: 5,619 Rep Power: 0	I hate AOL Just as long as you ain't looking for an argument, 'cause around here I believe you are preaching to the choir. __________________ WTF is up with the sigs?

Jun 17, 2002, 07:44 PM	#24
Ikarus DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 15 Rep Power: 0	I hate AOL too. I used AOL for 2 months and it destroyed all my ethernet prtokolls! i get aol cds and they are adressed for my grandfather (he died in 1992).......i hate this.....in germany are very often offers of aol in pcmagazins... __________________ Sorry for my bad english!!!

Jun 12, 2002, 10:43 PM	Thread Starter #3
~~David~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Atlanta Posts: 959 Rep Power: 0	good piont

Jun 12, 2002, 10:47 PM	#4
Diablo6178 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A place you've never been. Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	Just save all of them. Then when you have about 1000 (Shouldn't take that long maybe 3-4 years) go to AOL/Time Warner's Headquarters and use them to assault the secrity guards and employees. They'll get the picture...

Jun 16, 2002, 10:00 AM	#9
shuki DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: in the hidden place Posts: 1,975 Rep Power: 0	AOL = SUCK I'm with you on this one!

Jun 16, 2002, 10:19 PM	#14
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	I saw the aol interface for the first time last week, (yes I know I lead a sheltered life), and I really must say, I think it looks pretty crap. the company really are in financial difficulties from what I hear from people in the industry and recent reports of them losing billions in revenue over the last 6 months. perhaps they would be best advised to increase their phone line networks (im speaking about the UK here, not sure about US support) for dial up, I know people who cant get online after 6pm in the UK, only after 20 minutes of dialling do they get a connection. and they seriously expect people to pay £15 a month for that kind of service?? its 2002, not 2000.

Jun 17, 2002, 02:34 PM	#17
Ryoko American Soldier Join Date: May 2002 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 1,725 Rep Power: 0	i can't get aol to SEND me any of their cds. i just built a computer for a friend, and they NEED aol, and i can't download or find aol 7.0 for them... ironic, isn't it?

Jun 17, 2002, 09:00 PM	#25
digitalwanderer Colour Commentator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Highland, IN USA Posts: 5,619 Rep Power: 0	Ok. You're right, AOL is good for something. Anyone who asks me to get them hooked up online that I KNOW I don't want to be dealing with in the future I hook up with AOL. Two reasons: one, it is the most idiot-proof online experience you can give a noobie; two, when they ask me for help with their problems I kindly explain that I know nothing of AOL since I stopped using them back in '95 and they'll have to contact AOL for assistance. (And credit to AOL, they are pretty good about keeping their customers hooked up....they just charge thru the nose for it, monitor & control all your activities, and bombard you with un-asked for advertisement. Not really my style.) I think damn near everybody starts with AOL just 'cause it's so prevalent, but most people who seriously get into online give it up pretty quick when they find out about alternatives. I didn't have the slightest idea what the what was when I first went online, and AOL was the only ISP I'd heard of. They still charged by the hour back then, and when my friend stayed at the house to watch the dogs while me and the wife went to Cancun to get married in a hurricane he "checked out the 'net a little"...for about 18 hours a day for 7 days! He ran up a $280 charge in a week and it sort of got me looking for alternatives. When I found out there was a local place that was $3/month cheaper and offered unlimited time I FREAKED! I actually drove out to their place and questioned the guy on it, something like "Really? UNLIMITED time? You're only gonna charge me $16/mos with no hidden fees? What if I like hook up on the first and don't disconnect until the thirty-first, what then? Really? REALLY?!?! You mean it? ONLY $16 A MONTH?!?!? SIGN ME UP!", or something like that. I made a pretty big idiot out of myself, but the concept just seemed so foreign and somehow WRONG to me! It was SUCH a good deal! Unlimited access at full 14.4 speeds?!? (AOL's usually only gave me 9600bpm...on a good day) It was a good day...it stands out in the memory. The only hard part was disconnecting from AOL...they make you jump thru f-ing hoops! __________________ WTF is up with the sigs?

Jun 18, 2002, 09:43 AM	#26
Impulse l33t Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 248 Rep Power: 0	[SIZE=x-small]OMG NEW AOL v8.0!... ITS SO FUCKING EASY... EVEN MY DAMN DOG CAN USE THE FUCKING SOFTWARE, IT DOWNS THE WHOLE U.S.A OF AMERICA!!!.... I CAN US TEH INTERNET IN JUST ONE CLICK AND WHILE I SUFR FOR FREE PORN ONLINE WITH AOL!.. THANKS... * cough * * back to REALITY * * cough *[/SIZE]

Jun 18, 2002, 10:37 PM	#27
Impulse l33t Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 248 Rep Power: 0	[SIZE=xx-large]I REALLY HATE AOL AS IN I WAS IT NEVER EXISTED, I HATE THOSE DUMB FUCKS AT ETG SAYING OMG AOL IS SO COOL, OTHER ISP'S ARE SHIT!... THANKS AOL!...[/SIZE] [SIZE=x-small]* cough *[/SIZE]

Jun 19, 2002, 04:53 AM	#29
Impulse l33t Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 248 Rep Power: 0	[SIZE=xx-large]I HATE AOL, I HATE AOL... REPEAT AFTER ME... * cough *[/SIZE]

Jun 19, 2002, 03:05 PM	#30
Ryoko American Soldier Join Date: May 2002 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 1,725 Rep Power: 0	i think you might need to stop smoking, impulse, that cough sounds nasty.