Re: FN-FORUM What is actually wrong with AOL? (was Real One Player)

date posted 7th January 2003 22:16

> >1/ it dumped a load of crap all over my hard drive when installed.
>
> Did this crap as you put it, affect your system in anyway?

No but I like to know exactly whats on my hard drive and where.


> >3/ it made itself default browser without asking
>
> Thats hardly a major problem now is it?

it ......

see the other posts. I'm supposed to be working now
and ain't got time to get into all that.

one more -

> >6/ walled in browsing
>
> I dont understand your expression "walled in browsing" please explain

Nick Crieg put it better -

>aol's whole site is one big advert
>disguised as information, or news, or advice etc. Every part of it leads to
>their partners/advertisers/etc. - granted other sites do this too, but aol
>does it in an american style that assumes stupidity.

Darren



----- Original Message -----
From: "Marc Weaver" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 5:39 AM
Subject: RE: FN-FORUM What is actually wrong with AOL? (was Real One Player)


> [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote.....
>
> >1/ it dumped a load of crap all over my hard drive when installed.
>
> Did this crap as you put it, affect your system in anyway?
>
> >2/ it left much of it there after I uninstalled.
>
> Fair enough!
>
> >3/ it made itself default browser without asking
>
> Thats hardly a major problem now is it?
>
> >4/ when I was using it the connection speed was incredibly slow.
>
> That has never been my experience, and I have used quite a few dial up
> accounts over the years.
>
> >5/ the aol browser is the worst designed ever
>
> Very true, but you dont have to use it. Just use your browser of
choice(and
> set it to be your default)
>
> >6/ walled in browsing
>
> I dont understand your expression "walled in browsing" please explain
>
> >7/ I intially used a cd that gave me 72 hours free but i had to give over
> >my credit card details to use them. I figured that would be loads of time
> >and I could always cancel. I used around 2/3 hours over 3 month. No were
> >near the so called free 72hrs. But when I checked my credit card they'd
> >billed
> >me for two months subs.
>
> You should have read the terms of the offer properly. The 72 hours were to
> be used within the first month. If you phone them before the months
end(and
> you havent used the full free hours) they will give you another month in
> which to use them. Infact they will give you a number of months to use
them.
>
> >8/ bloody cd in the post every other month
>
> I have only ever received one CD per version release.
>
> >9/ annoying ads every other day
>
> And it takes all of one click to clear them.
>
> >10/ Conny
> >etc . .
> >
> >that do yer ? :)
>
> Not really!
>
> Marc
>
>
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