Is Aol giving their service for free

[max1]

Hey, all just was on aol and was wondering are they giving there service for free since we now can have a new aol e-mail. I was wanting to download aol explorer but didn't see it. Looks like we have to down load the software-just currious. Thanks Max.

[Brian Rector]

Here is the URL for what you are looking for:

http://downloads.channel.aol.com/windowsproducts

Click the AOL Explorer link and youre all set.

[Brian Rector]

They are making some of their services for free, except like AOL Greetings, which costs 14 bucks a year.

[Capmeister]

Their main "service" seems to be trying talking you out of cancelling.

[Bogy]

Their main "service" seems to be trying talking you out of cancelling.

I thought to cancel you had to go down to Georgia and play the fiddle.

[Nick]

I thought to cancel you had to go down to Georgia and play the fiddle.That's exactly how most of us crackers got here in the first place! :grin:

[Bogy]

That's exactly how most of us crackers got here in the first place! :grin:

BTW, did you ever get your soul back? :D

[angel35]

Their main "service" seems to be trying talking you out of cancelling.

They always try to talk you out of cancelling.:rolleyes:

[Nick]

Hi, Angel. Welcome to DBSTalk. :wave:They always try to talk you out of cancelling.:rolleyes:Funny, a lot of people have said that, but when I called to cancel AOL over 10 years ago, I had no problems at all.

[bobsupra]

Hi, Angel. Welcome to DBSTalk. :wave:Funny, a lot of people have said that, but when I called to cancel AOL over 10 years ago, I had no problems at all.

It just took 9 1/2 years to get sorted out.

[pjmrt]

When I canceled AOL 7-8 years ago, they did their best to talk me out of it - offering free months, ... etc. I never really thought their email should be part of a paid service since I got the distint impression they just turned around and sold that email address to spammers. I'm not sure what the allure of AOL is - but a lot of people must really like the service.

[Steve Mehs]

I'd take Road Runner at $85/month anyday over free AOL. AOL is a disease.

It's not a lot of people like the service, it's a lot of people don't know any better. Granny DSL is half the price of AOL dial up, but a lot of non techies would rather keep with what they know then get something better.

[ntexasdude]

You nailed it my friend.

[Bogy]

"Gee, it came with the computer, it must be good. Plus, all I have to do is click this thing on the screen and I'm online. I don't have to call somebody to install anything. It's so easy. And I've heard about AOL before, so that must mean everyone has it."

You mean like that? :nono:

[Steve Mehs]

Exactly. I never understood AOL being easy to use.

- Click On AOL
- AOL Launches
- Enter Your User Name & Password
- Click Connect
- Wait To Be Connected
- Close Out Welcome Screen
- Close Out Various Other ‘Special Offers’

As opposed to

- Click on IE or Firefox
- Congratulations! You’re Online

I haven’t really used AOL since 2.0, my Aunt has AOL for some odd reason and I feel like an idiot when I go over to help her out. I’m supposed to be the family computer guy and I can’t find one bit of logic is anything AOL does nor do I really care to learn for that matter. We can’t get DSL here and she’d rather pay $26 for dial up then $29 for Road Runner Lite from Time Warner.

[Steve Mehs]

Any of you guys with digital cable, check out CNN On Demand, in the Jeanie Moos section there’s a report on this one guys attempt to cancel AOL. It took him 21 minutes on the phone to cancel and the CSR was a complete ass.

It’s pretty sad when your own sister company is against you :)