If You Thought Aol Was Screwing You...

[clocker]

You're right!

I thought I felt something funny this morning....
http://galleries.vinyamar.com/ps/show.php?id=sfNrHJclkpDGIS4hsv6S14upN&ext=.jpg

[TheDave]

wtf? why does that remind me of gator?

[bigboab]

Have you got to wait till 9 to tell them if the earth moved for you? :)

[Lamsey]

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/stacymouse/aol.jpg

[Spendog]

I`m lucky enough never to have had to use AOL so could somebody please fill me in on the joke and tell me why they`re so bad?! Thanks

[Illuminati]

One thing makes me laugh about a few people here concerning AOL - A lot of people hate AOL, but a lot of the same people use Winamp (which is affiliated with AOL) :lol:

Cheers for telling me about QCD, Lamsey boy ;)

[Lamsey]

Originally posted by Illuminati@19 October 2003 - 00:04
One thing makes me laugh about a few people here concerning AOL - A lot of people hate AOL, but a lot of the same people use Winamp (which is affiliated with AOL) :lol:

Cheers for telling me about QCD, Lamsey boy ;)
NP - keep spreading the word. It's too good a media player to keep secret :)

[DarthInsinuate]

I just hate the AOL ISP, not that I've used it - i just hate the damn CDs, what a waste

[Lamsey]

Originally posted by DarthInsinuate@19 October 2003 - 00:34
I just hate the AOL ISP, not that I've used it - i just hate the damn CDs, what a waste
No, they're useful. Very useful.

I love the stands they put up with them. One of the guys at my local Woolworths actually put a "Free Coasters" sign on it.

I've got about a dozen of them - they really do make good coasters http://www.mcbriens.net/liam/img/smilies/beer.gif

[dwightfry]

I saved 5 different AOL disks and framed them like musicians do when their album makes it big. I included a fake CD cover with pictures of the head of the company, the head of advertising, and a few other people that I figuared had to do with their excessive pollution.

I printed out a little tiny gold plate that said:

AOL : Quadruple Platinum


It hung on my wall for a little over a year...then the joke got old so I framed something else.

[DanB]

yep AOL are shit. AOL had decided it is no longer taking emails from me to my brother and this is what i got back:

([email protected]): host mailin-02.mx.aol.com[64.12.xxx.xx1] refused to talk
to me: 554-(RLY:B1) The information presently available to AOL indicates
this 554-server is generating high volumes of member complaints from AOL's
554-member base. Based on AOL's Unsolicited Bulk E-mail policy at
554-http://www.aol.com/info/bulkemail.html AOL may not accept further
554-e-mail transactions from this server or domain. For more information,
554 please visit http://postmaster.info.aol.com.



Seem somewhat heavy handed to you? :angry:

[RGX]

AOL: Install us and we'll fuck up your PC good and proper

You'll never get rid of us!



(somewhere there is a picture saying that but i cant be bothered to search :P )

[blade1356uk]

I used AOL 2 yrs ago & my pc kept crashing & all I got from them was it was my pc that was the problem not there crap software, a local company in yorkshirelost £80.000 due to problems with there software,so I dumped em went with BT got a £300 phone bill,dumped them & been with Freeserve for 18 months no problems at all.

[DanB]

Originally posted by RGX@19 October 2003 - 11:39
AOL: Install us and we'll fuck up your PC good and proper

You'll never get rid of us!



(somewhere there is a picture saying that but i cant be bothered to search :P )
:lol: :lol: I've seen that pic its great.


I've never used AOL but I hate them just the same

[Illuminati]

Originally posted by Lamsey+19 October 2003 - 01:07--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Lamsey @ 19 October 2003 - 01:07)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Illuminati@19 October 2003 - 00:04
One thing makes me laugh about a few people here concerning AOL - A lot of people hate AOL, but a lot of the same people use Winamp (which is affiliated with AOL) :lol:

Cheers for telling me about QCD, Lamsey boy ;)
NP - keep spreading the word. It&#39;s too good a media player to keep secret :) [/b][/quote]
I&#39;ll drink to that :beerchug:

Especially with the MMD3 skin - IMO it&#39;s better than the Winamp3 version :lol:

[clocker]

Originally posted by danb@19 October 2003 - 03:43



I&#39;ve never used AOL but I hate them just the same
Interesting attitude.
How did you manage to muster up hatred for a product you&#39;ve never used?

I am on AOL.
They are crappy, I admit it.

Still, it pisses me off when people talk about "stupid AOL users", etc.

Don&#39;t you get it?
Right now AOL is my only option&#33; for a high speed connection. It&#39;s AOL or dial-up.
Soon ( they are only 5 months behind now) Comcast will activate their cable system in my area. I am already on the list.

Please don&#39;t make the assumption that a person is a AOL suscriber out of choice.

Besides, saying you hate AOL is akin to all the kneejerk, cheapshots I read about Microsoft. Saying "I hate AOL&#33;" and "I hate Bill Gates" is kiddyshit, IMO.

[DanB]

maybe hate was a strong word - how about strong disliking for?

If you read my post earlier you will see that they have inadvaertently barred mr from sending emails to any AOL users - because someone who happens to use the same server as me has been sending spam.

That is a heavyhanded, knee jerk reaction and that is what i dont like about them.

[scribblec]

i used to have aol ages ago i neva experienced any problems with them :blink:

[nostalgia]

Maybe there&#39;s a difference between AOL in North-America and the one in Europe (different approach, other regulations/laws etc)