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« on: May 20, 2005, 06:04:52 AM »
AOL Raises Prices
Only a month after lowering them
Posted on 2005-05-19 19:20:56 source: broadband reports
It's hard to take the world's largest Internet powerhouse and make it completely irrelevant, but thanks to a long series of bad decisions, AOL management is slowly doing just that. In an apparent moment of clarity, AOL recently lowered prices, dropping dial-up prices from $24 to $20, and the price of BYOA (bring your own access) from $15 to $10. Well, guess what: despite mounting subscriber losses, they've quietly changed them back.

Guess what, AOL as changed their prices back again. According to the story, it was do a series of bad decisions.

AOL user = iamwithstupid ,IMHO

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« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2005, 06:13:05 AM »
I bet you it's because they are trying to reduce the number of AOL customers and get them over to cable (RR)....it's craziness.
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« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2005, 09:52:19 AM »
Aol is so stupid.
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« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2005, 05:10:44 PM »
Quote from: FallowEarth on May 20, 2005, 06:13:05 AM
I bet you it's because they are trying to reduce the number of AOL customers and get them over to cable (RR)....it's craziness.

I dunno about that. You can pay through the nose for AOL broadband here. It's something stupid like $54 a month for their junk provided by Time Warner. The same people who provide RR and Earthlink for $10 and $13 per month less, respectively.

And really. Does anyone know what it is exactly that AOL users like about AOL??  Question
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« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2005, 06:04:13 PM »
Quote from: philp on May 27, 2005, 05:10:44 PM

And really. Does anyone know what it is exactly that AOL users like about AOL?? Question

We may never know.  :haha: :haha:
Seriously though, I think some of them stay for the e-mail and AIM.
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« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2005, 08:25:08 PM »
Quote from: netmasta on May 27, 2005, 06:04:13 PM
We may never know.  :haha: :haha:
Seriously though, I think some of them stay for the e-mail and AIM.

They can get AIM without AOHell but the e-mail thing kinda makes sense. Of course, you can always get a Hotmail or Gmail account and you don't have to worry about that either.

Personally, I think there are subliminal messages and/or mind control involved.  :haha:  icon_pale
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« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2005, 06:34:46 AM »
Quote from: philp on May 27, 2005, 08:25:08 PM
They can get AIM without AOHell but the e-mail thing kinda makes sense. Of course, you can always get a Hotmail or Gmail account and you don't have to worry about that either.

Personally, I think there are subliminal messages and/or mind control involved. :haha: icon_pale

most people i know that have aol don't know that they can get aim without aol internet...so i think from talking to them that netmasta is right...but i also think you be on to something about the mind control/subliminal msgs...cuz when i point out the facts to them...prices, other emails, aim availability etc...they still feel they have to stay...some sort of loyalty that they are willing to pay aol to allow them to give...hmmmmmm

btw why not post these articles to the articles section??
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« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2005, 08:39:36 AM »
Only mods can post articles. I'm not a mod.
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« Reply #8 on: May 28, 2005, 02:59:51 PM »
then PM or email them to a mod... we can post it for you ;)
I don't know the other mods' opinions on this, but I don't care...
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« Reply #9 on: May 28, 2005, 03:42:33 PM »
Mods here suck wet donkey ass.
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« Reply #10 on: May 28, 2005, 03:44:31 PM »
Are't you a mod? lol
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« Reply #11 on: May 28, 2005, 03:45:04 PM »
Na..... Oh wait... dammit. ;) :haha:
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« Reply #12 on: May 28, 2005, 08:46:57 PM »
I started with AOL in the late 80's and kept it for 13 years. When they inserted a pict of Hillary on the sign in page I dropped it like a hot potato.  evil6  I figured if she got that far into AOL Hillary might be the new moderator.  :haha:
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« Reply #13 on: May 28, 2005, 10:00:53 PM »
Quote from: Shug7272 on May 28, 2005, 03:42:33 PM
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« Reply #14 on: May 30, 2005, 03:04:33 PM »
Quote from: tdawnaz on May 28, 2005, 06:34:46 AM
but i also think you be on to something about the mind control/subliminal msgs...cuz when i point out the facts to them...prices, other emails, aim availability etc...they still feel they have to stay...some sort of loyalty that they are willing to pay aol to allow them to give...hmmmmmm


Yeah. I know a guy on another forum who always talks about the problems with his computer but he just refuses to give up AOHell. It's a mystery to me.  :whaa:
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« Reply #15 on: July 20, 2005, 07:50:05 PM »
I got to say i dump aol like 6 months ago and move to sbc yahoo. I have always like aol (i had it for 3 years it was my 1st ISP) One thing i like about them is their browser you can open unlimeted pages and keep them all in one window. Firefox and other browser might have multi-taps but i like the aol spin on it.   
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« Reply #16 on: July 21, 2005, 09:38:18 AM »
Welcome to the forums, Dark06

I use Firefox and love the tabs feature. I'm just curious, what about the "AOL spin on it" do you like about it?
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« Reply #17 on: July 21, 2005, 11:54:11 AM »
Quote from: netmasta on May 28, 2005, 08:39:36 AM
Only mods can post articles. I'm not a mod.

Not meaning to get off-topic, but is this true? If so, then I apologize? I've posted many articles not knowing that it wasn't cool. I just thought I was turning people on to different news that hadn't been posted in the "News Archive".

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« Reply #18 on: July 21, 2005, 12:04:56 PM »
Quote from: organ_shifter on July 21, 2005, 11:54:11 AM
Not meaning to get off-topic, but is this true? If so, then I apologize? I've posted many articles not knowing that it wasn't cool. I just thought I was turning people on to different news that hadn't been posted in the "News Archive".

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No, he meant only mods can post on the News Archive...
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« Reply #19 on: July 21, 2005, 12:15:29 PM »
Ohhh ok. Thxz PHP.  Smile

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« Reply #20 on: July 21, 2005, 02:15:37 PM »
If you want to put a little bit more of an " AOL spin " on your browsing, you can try this. http://downloads.channel.aol.com/browser/?
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« Reply #21 on: July 21, 2005, 04:13:39 PM »
What php said. BTW, that info is a little old. I'm a mod now.

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