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Well about a year ago I got a new computer. WIth it came 6 months free of AOL. So I said, free internet? So I turn on my new pc and during the windows installation it asked if i wanted to sugn up for the internet, and i clicked yes. I got my new telephone cable ready and hooked it up into the jack. I click New Registration and it dials some number which then tells me that there was an error. I tried it about 10 times before I got def up, and clicked existing user. I used my AIM screenname to sign up for the service. So, it worked and all and about a week later it was gone from my computer (only software, not account).

One day my dad gets a bill, for $21.95 from AOL. I called them to conacel the service and their stupid machine asks for my Secret question answer which I have no idea on what i put for it. So I call tech suport who says they will cancel my account. Little did I know, that they didnt. My dad kapt paying $14.95 now every month before I looked at the bill. That same day that i did look at the bill I told him that I would cancel it no matter what. I downloaded AOL (eww), and signed on using my dsl. I look into billing and it says my account has 900 hours for 14.95 a month. But I never changed the plan, i canceled it completely. I then went into support, which was damn hard to find. I got into live chat and asked the person there what I should do. She/He told me I should call AOL and ask them to change my secret answer question. So i did just that. To confirm I was the owner they asked for my dads credit card number. And finally I got a cancelation confirmation number and all. It was all good then. About 2 days later I got a call from AOL. The guy literally begged me to stay, offering a few months free, and cheap DSL (or cable). I said, no thank you, i got DSL and hung up. Ever since that day, aol is gone from my computer and I dont think they are still billing us.

The funny thing is that I never, EVER agreed to be billed. Neither did i agree for them to change my plan to the 900 hour broadband plan!

A similer thing happened to me when I bought a laptop last year.  I used my credit card when buying it  at Best Buy and they  included  free 6 months of AOL (AOHELL)  which I wasn't going to use. What I didn't relise is that they also signed me up with AOL.
When I called to cancel the account  they litterly begged me to stay too. They kept asking me to stay even though my parents already had an account.  (don't ask, I keep trying to tell them to leave aohell)). I didn't mind listening to the aol rep beg though 

So I've learned from that experience, when you buy a computer  or something else with 1 month free of aol, specficly ask the person at the store that you do not want aol. If you don't you may find a suprise on your credit card bill.

Now they have "1045 hours free for 45 days!"

lol if i had aol, i know i wouldnt be online with it all day
u honestly think someones gonna leave it running for 45 days straight without being disconnected by them

i have been using AOL sin e 1996 and i have never had a Problem with AOL at all, now i have AOL and the 6 Meg By 738K Connection from Comcast, and i use AOL for my Email and Comcast for my High Speed Provider, but i find Using AOL easier with Accessing your Email and Chating with People online, i also have AIM as well but i only use my AIM name for contact with my buddies on my Racing Team. Before Comcast i used AOL Dial-Up Service which Sucked, but now i have Comcast and i have never been happier.

F#@& aol............nuff said.

sounds like a good deal, even tho its AOL  ;)

well atleast you tryed to tell them 

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