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haha, yeah right, i don't use aol. what is your general perception of aol and it's function? the company i work for does package and web design for them. i can tell you that aol is full of turd nuggets. it's all a bunch of fear-based marketing, getting poor old people to use their service because they claim it is "safer" than anything else. |
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aol is so bloody shit, i've never used it and dont plan to |
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hahaha... i guess it's time to fire up aohell, right? to hack the chat rooms? :D |
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how do you know it's shit if you've never used it, you fuckwit |
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erm because there has so many bug reports about them and the acuall core system has been hacked so many time's its not funny. |
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you've read the bug reports have you, or are you as i suspect going on hearsay.? do you even know what "core system" means or are you using posh words to try to sound intelligent? |
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wee-ow! |
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i have read bug reports on this software, and since i browse a tech forum i've seen alot of people with problem's with it posting for help.it appears to be a very shoddy peice of work so why the hell would i use it?.and yes im using word's i dont have a clue about to make myself seem KEWL! |
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raaaar! from what i remember when i used it, back around version 4.0, it was just a jumbled mess of channels and links and i don't even know what. from what i do at work (production design), their interfaces and sense of style in general are i guess well directed toward their main demographic, but i don't see why anyone would continue to use this product. |
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Well, once, when I was trying to to get online to get the drivers for my ADSL modem I, in a fit of insanity, used an AOL CD to try and get on the net. Boy it sucked. Then the fucker wouldn't uninstall correctly. It took over everything! |
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yeah, unfortunately i've had to test those cds here. they take forever and are confusing as hell. that reminds me, i remember not being able to get rid of all sorts of hidden files on my pc afterwards. they were there for YEARS! ok maybe not years. |
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Use AOL? GODno...! |
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i used to use 2. something and i think i used it up to 4... aol was always like that. it's useless technology. i agree with you. |
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i feel pretty crappy about working for a company whose main client is aol, but it's such an awesome place to work! |
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I dont see how AOL has been safer.....its one BIG piece of Spyware! |
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aol is the internet. |
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ALL tech forums are full of people either complaining about whatever the forum is related to it doesnt mean by comparison AOL are any better or worse if you want to compare someithng more sensible like broadband speeds aol come in the top half and BT come in the bottom quarter as for the aol software, clearly it is geared towards users unfamiliar with computer technology. so what? if it doesn't suit your taste then use something else. i can't see why it's any worse any other way. ifnfact, the aol email server has one of the best spam filters, and considering how popular aol is (therefore the bigger the comany the more the problems anyway) it fairs quite well. and even if you use aol as an isp you can still use IE6 (god forbid) or netscape/firefox. FACT: over 80% of hacking is via internet explorer exploits. make your own mind up. |
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my thoughts exactly. it's insane how they claim that's what they protect you against. amateur html skillz. |
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i've never used aol, but at my old job as a relay operator for the deaf i wasted a hell of a lot of time on their customer service lines. jesus christ aol guys are assholes. |
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yeah, My Moms one of those people who's like "Aol so safe! no hack like you, Aya! You always on 'E', so shut up!" "E" meaning the Internet explorer symbol, not Ecstacy. mmmmmmmm ecstacy biscuits... |
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i work in tech support and i gotta tell you, it can be a real bitch trying to troubleshoot through a relay operator.. and it usually blows your talk times (good scheduling and raises go to those with low average talk times, and just one relay call can ruin your daily stats). but, i know your job sucks even more, so you have my sympathy ;p |
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"core system has been hacked so many time's its not funny. " proof, please? seriously im lol'ing over here at the comments. but cunt is right; aol isn't geared towards enthusiasts; it's geared towards noobs. do YOU want to spend HOURS explaining to your parents how to use email do YOU want to get CALL AFTER CALL from them or other people asking how you do this or how you do that no i want people to call me and tell me how much of the shit i am, not how to log into their email account |
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i remember my dad's sister's family were all into aol. we don't talk to them anymore. OH, but not cuz they use aol. |
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i regret saying that haha! what i mean to say is that it's exploited alot :P |
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Hahaa!!! "We dont talk to them anymore"! I laughed sooooo hard until the last line in your post. |
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i remember reading some article a while ago where someone emailed a trojan to various employees at aol's network operations center, and managed to infiltrate most of their systems that way.. this was back before people knew not to open attachments, i guess. if i remember correctly, the kid was only 14. anyway, it's definitely been done before. here's some older hacks: |
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haha, ruined! yeah, we really don't talk to them though. so i'm glad to hear both sides of this. i do realize that aol must be doing something right if they can get a large portion of new internet users to buy their product. it just seems to me, from doing design work which is absolutely geared towards purchase based on image & messaging, that they try to scare people into using it. i honestly haven't had any serious problems with my internets (safari, previously ie), but that may be due to a better understanding of the internet and how to use it. |
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i used AOL when i was 13 years old and met some girl in chat from marin who i later met and gave me handjob. sweet fuckin aol memories. |
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HAHAH, Score! |
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i, thank god, no longer work as a relay operator, but generally tech support people were pretty friendly and patient despite the pain in the ass that a relay call was. aol people would do anything to get rid of you without listening to you at all and interrupting everything. most times that i called, they would transfer me to the tty line! wtf! i'm a person, i can't understand those beeps! hahaha. oh man i'm glad i got out of that shithole. |
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meh, i might have to use aol at my new house during term time. the cheapest available without download restrictions i think. need to do some research actually. |
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There's some new company coming out called BE or something and they're planning to offer 24meg without restrictions for 25-30 quid a month. If that's for 24meg then 1 or 2 meg should be well cheap. |
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sounds interesting. i can't find any broadband provider called BE though - any idea on their actual name? :) |
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i dont use it, but my wife does - its a virus, ive said it ever since version 6 |
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