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Subject: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: Tony20fan4ever on 05/25/04 at 10:24 pm

Internet Service Provider poll

Subject: Re: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: 80sRocked on 05/25/04 at 10:33 pm


I've never used either of them.  Ever since I've been "wired", I've used local providers and have never had any trouble with them for the most part.  Then again, when I first started going online, none of the major providers had local numbers for me to call as we lived in BFE.


Same with me.

I've never used one of the major ones.  I started with a local provider several years ago,a dn ahve been satisfied with them since.  No problems at all, and national numbers, and a good price.


Subject: Re: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: Jennifer028 on 05/25/04 at 10:42 pm

I've tried others and i always come back to AOL.

Subject: Re: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: AL-B on 05/25/04 at 10:56 pm

We recently switched to Road Runner and there's no way in H*LL I'd ever go back to dial-up. I'd yank my freakin' hair out waiting on stuff to download.

Subject: Re: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: pennsygirl on 05/26/04 at 6:35 am

I use a local one.  I've tried the other nationally known ones, but they weren't any better than my local provider and the local one is free.

Subject: Re: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: Dagwood on 05/26/04 at 7:24 am

I use Juno and love it.  It is inexpensive and fast...they have a dial up connection called speed band which is a lot quicker than normal dial up and it is only $14.95 a month.

Subject: Re: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: Tony20fan4ever on 05/26/04 at 4:38 pm

I like AOL's chat rooms,especially the NASCAR chats and the music chats. I've talked to lots of NASCAR fans thru AOL. Plus AOL has the Google search engine.

Subject: Re: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: Cheetara on 05/26/04 at 5:11 pm

AOL

Subject: Re: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: Howard on 05/26/04 at 5:11 pm

I kinda like AOL occassionally. :)


Howard

Subject: Re: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: Jessica on 05/26/04 at 5:26 pm

I used to use MSN, which was okay. We had it for a cheap price, but there was nothing spectacular about it. Then my city got DSL through SBC Yahoo and I got that. It's great! They're very reasonable and I was able to get WiFi for a fairly cheap price through them. :)

Subject: Re: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: RockandRollFan on 05/26/04 at 7:14 pm

http://www.isomedia.com/homes/vertical/AOL_SUXBIG.GIF

Subject: Re: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: scarletgail on 05/26/04 at 7:17 pm

I've pretty much always had msn i like them alright i guess i know i didn't like AOL tho

Subject: Re: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: RockandRollFan on 05/26/04 at 7:17 pm

Here is a great link if you want to be enlightened about aol ;)

http://www.isomedia.com/homes/vertical/aol.htm

Subject: Re: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: Fred on 05/26/04 at 9:24 pm


http://www.isomedia.com/homes/vertical/AOL_SUXBIG.GIF

I couldn't have put it better myself.  ;D

Subject: Re: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: RockandRollFan on 05/26/04 at 9:27 pm



I couldn't have put it better myself.  ;D
Everyone who thinks aol is so great should really go to the link in my last post...it's VERY educational, suprisingly honest....save yourselves, your computers will be grateful you did ;)

Subject: Re: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: Lanie on 05/27/04 at 1:21 am

AOL-hate it
and I use a local internet service... :)
But I like Earthlink as well.

Subject: Re: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: Howard on 05/27/04 at 5:34 pm

I'm not too crazy about it.One time,I was doing something and I lost my connection by AOL IM. >:(



Howard

Subject: Re: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: Tony20fan4ever on 05/27/04 at 6:15 pm

The reason I use AOL is the CHAT ROOMS. I live in an area with very few NASCAR fans to actually talk to,face to face, so AOL,NASCAR.com,and SpeedChannel are my lifelines for keeping up with my fave pastime! And on AOL you can criticize drivers you dislike unlike NASCAR.com where that can get you booted off!

Subject: Re: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: RockandRollFan on 05/27/04 at 6:28 pm


The reason I use AOL is the CHAT ROOMS. I live in an area with very few NASCAR fans to actually talk to,face to face, so AOL,NASCAR.com,and SpeedChannel are my lifelines for keeping up with my fave pastime! And on AOL you can criticize drivers you dislike unlike NASCAR.com where that can get you booted off!
Tony, I actually started with aol way back in 1997. I can sympathize with you because there was a games area that I used to go on and we were able to play against other members..that was fun! But I soon found aol to be what they're famous for....SUCKING! I wish you could find a different place for the NASCAR chat but hey, I put up with aol for about a year until I found another place to play trivia games :)

Subject: Re: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: RockandRollFan on 05/28/04 at 11:42 am




I've never had AOL and I can access the chat rooms. ???  Also, regarding your previous comment about google...you can access google from anywhere, just type www.google.com.
That's true. aol seems to think thier customers are morons and will believe everything must come from aol...that's just another of the many resons I hate aol :P

Subject: Re: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: hoogbest on 05/30/04 at 12:06 am

Road Runner High Speed is the best.....Beep  Beep! ;D

Subject: Re: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: Howard on 05/30/04 at 10:24 am

RoadRunner is quicker,faster and better. :)


Howard

Subject: Re: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: GWBush2004 on 05/30/04 at 12:43 pm

I like AOL.  And fred or howard or whoever put that AOL sucks thing up how did you do that?  I can't get picktures to copy and paste here.

Subject: Re: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: nally on 05/30/04 at 1:49 pm


I like AOL.

I would have to say I like AOL too, since that's my Internet Service Provider at home. Not only that, it's the only one I've used. :)

Subject: Re: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: Fred on 05/30/04 at 7:52 pm


I like AOL.  And fred or howard or whoever put that AOL sucks thing up how did you do that?  I can't get picktures to copy and paste here.

It was RockandRollFan.

Subject: Re: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: Tony20fan4ever on 05/30/04 at 8:56 pm

AOL has not done me wrong and most of my chat pals are on AOL,as well as my real-life friends.

Subject: Re: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: RockandRollFan on 05/30/04 at 9:44 pm


I like AOL.  And fred or howard or whoever put that AOL sucks thing up how did you do that?  I can't get picktures to copy and paste here.
It was ME!  All you need to do is go to the link I provided and right click on any logo you like...then go to properties....highlight the address, then copy/paste it to the message box....after selecting "Insert Image"  ;)

Subject: Re: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: zac on 05/31/04 at 9:50 am

I go through a company called iinet they are just great.

Subject: Re: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: RockandRollFan on 09/07/04 at 6:10 pm

*bump*

Subject: Re: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: Howard on 09/07/04 at 7:54 pm

AOL is ok.It's not the best but it'll do.


Howard

Subject: Re: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: RockandRollFan on 09/08/04 at 3:17 pm


AOL is ok.It's not the best but it'll do.


Howard
It worked for me to get ON the internet way back in '97...it didn't take long at all before I realized they were a corporate monster that plants crap on your hard drive....and thier service sucks too :P

Subject: Re: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/08/04 at 5:10 pm

I have Comcast cable high-speed connection.  None too cheap, but worth it.

Subject: Re: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: SeptGrl80 on 09/08/04 at 5:22 pm

I have AOL and Comcast Internet. I love AOL I'll never leave it.

Subject: Re: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: Howard on 09/08/04 at 8:17 pm



It worked for me to get ON the internet way back in '97...it didn't take long at all before I realized they were a corporate monster that plants crap on your hard drive....and thier service sucks too :P


Mark,what corporate monster you referring to?  ???

I've had some problems with some AOL stuff such as Instant Messenger. >:(

Howard

Subject: Re: Which online service provider do you like the best?

Written By: RockandRollFan on 09/08/04 at 9:37 pm




Mark,what corporate monster you referring to?  ???

I've had some problems with AOL things such as Instant Messenger. >:(

Howard
Howard, I'm referring to Steve Case, aol's prez....and aol as a whole entity. They mislead thier customers, thier browser sucks...and they never want to let you go :-\\

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