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Old 01-19-2006, 10:31 AM
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I'm getting Optimum online!!

Yes I have been cursed with AOL and dial up for years! I can't wait to get the cable moden and then I can tell AOL *(^&*()^*(^_.

I can't wait to actually be able to download the videos you guys post, 56k just doesn't cut it anymore online.

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Old 01-19-2006, 10:34 AM
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It's about time.

I've had it for about seven months now.......after a miserable DSL experience........and it's been excellent. Only two outages in that time.

And, dump that expensive AOL........why do folks keep that service???
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Old 01-19-2006, 10:43 AM
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It is fast but expensive

We had it along with the basic cable and it cost $50 per month and their email addresses were very proned to spam at that time which was around 6 months ago.
I switched to the Public Library server which is free and use gmail for my email. Our phone plan lets me dial up and stay on as long as I like without any additional charges.
Yea, it is not as fast as Cable, and people can't call while on I online, but it is free!
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Old 01-19-2006, 10:51 AM
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Well my parents pay for it so I don't care what it costs! But AOL is up to almost $30 now and Cable is $23.95 for the first 12 months then $45 after that.
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Old 01-19-2006, 10:55 AM
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Ok. Why would ANYONE in their right mind use AOL when there are places like this:
http://www.all2easy.net/

I use them when I travel and as a backup for work in case my OOL goes down (which it never has).

It is $4.95, and even though they don't brag about it, it is unlimited access.

Solid connections.
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Old 01-19-2006, 10:58 AM
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Ok. Why would ANYONE in their right mind use AOL when there are places like this:
http://www.all2easy.net/

I use them when I travel and as a backup for work in case my OOL goes down (which it never has).

It is $4.95, and even though they don't brag about it, it is unlimited access.

Solid connections.
That's a fantastic deal.

What's the stated BS regarding "6X faster"?? Can it really run faster than 56K??
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Old 01-19-2006, 11:09 AM
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I don't know about that HI-Speed option. I have the plain cheap-o one...

My dad uses it as hi primary connection, and he has zero problems with it. TONS of local numbers and never a busy signal. I think the biggest ***** I've heard is once or twice you have to disconnect and redial to get a faster connect speed. I can't remember the last time that happened.

Trust me, if people with AOL knew about stuff like this AOL would go out of business.
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Old 01-22-2006, 02:15 PM
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Congrats Hat, you will love broadband. I have it, and I had to do a project at a friends house who has 56K, and I was like "Crap. How are we supposed to do this project now?"
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Old 01-22-2006, 05:52 PM
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The modem should be here tomarrow! I am getting excited!
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Old 01-22-2006, 08:59 PM
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Wow, I had no idea that people still had dial up I have been on broad band cable for 6 or 7 years now. I do not know what I would do if I had to go back to dial up. I got ComCast to come down to $35 a month and I am golden. I run a persoanal server (that they do not know about) on there and it's great. A buddy of mine got me hooked on Delta Force on line gaming and Broad band is a requirement for that. I'm cruising the WWW at about 250 up and 2.7-3.4 or so down.

56k? I spit on your. AOL? May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your arm pits. yech!!!!!
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Old 01-22-2006, 09:23 PM
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I got into WWII online. It is a great game, and I played it with dialup....

Well, the time came, and the contract expired with MSN, and we got CABLE!!!!

I have had cable for 4 years now, and Comcast actually is still giving us the deal of cable internet for 19.95 a month. Hmm, I wonder when they are going to stop.
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Old 01-22-2006, 09:24 PM
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Back a few years ago I used to play the old version of Delta online. Hmm I think I may have to upgrade to new one Novalogic offers and play again.

Nothing like launching a LAW into a house in the morning and pissing off some guy in Japan.

The sniper games are aways fun, the talanted guys would kill you 10 times before you figured out where the shots were coming from.
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Old 01-22-2006, 09:54 PM
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Back a few years ago I used to play the old version of Delta online. Hmm I think I may have to upgrade to new one Novalogic offers and play again.

Nothing like launching a LAW into a house in the morning and pissing off some guy in Japan.

The sniper games are aways fun, the talanted guys would kill you 10 times before you figured out where the shots were coming from.

I play Jont Ops right now but my buddy said that Black Hawk down is better.

I like to snipe when i can. I made a 1300m kill with a .50 a few times. Pissed that guy off. I just like the fact that you are playing against people and not a PC so each game is different.
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Old 01-23-2006, 01:43 AM
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I can't stand AOL either. I have DSL and the gf has AOL. All that optimized computer protection crap just winds up doing nothing that programs like AdAware or a good anitvirus can't do while slowing down the whole computer in the process. Especially that stupid Spyware Zapper thing it has. It drives me crazy. I'm so glad I don't have it.
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Old 01-23-2006, 11:08 AM
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whats dial up or 56k?

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