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CuongNhuka
03-30-2008, 05:17 PM
And I want to replace it. My home computer (ok, my moms) has AOL, and I'm officially fed up with it. Can someone recommond an internet provider that is fast, wont crap out, and cheap. Thank you.
Bob Hubbard
03-30-2008, 05:49 PM
check a mainline DSL or Cable internet company in your area.

Also, removing AOHell from your system can be tricky.
tellner
03-30-2008, 06:01 PM
As a little-known clause in their anti-trust suit, AT&T was forced to offer $10/month DSL. They don't advertise it, but if you browbeat the salesperson a bit you can get them to cop to it.
CuongNhuka
03-30-2008, 06:54 PM
Also, removing AOHell from your system can be tricky.

Does the un-install key not work or something?
JadecloudAlchemist
03-30-2008, 07:07 PM
Hey CuongNhuka
AOL indeed is terrible I have cable internet along with phone and cable tv for one package deal may save you guys some money. AOL is a it hard to uninstall due to customer service being so poor. I have heard horror stories of people who canceled their services only to have AOL take money again! Wikipedia I believe has it writen on their site concerning that may want to look into it.

Good luck:cheers:
Bob Hubbard
03-30-2008, 08:41 PM
http://www.geeksbearinggifts.com/AOL/aol_hell.htm


When I was doing onsite service, if the system had AOL on it, I'd suggest they call someone else. AOL does things, ah, differently. Plus, their browsers always been a bit, flakey and not in a good, Apple Pie way. lol.
MBuzzy
03-30-2008, 08:47 PM
I tried to uninstall AOL myself once....it is like one of those cancers with the tenticles that reach all over and are really hard to remove. I ended up calling in a true computer nerd to purge my system of the evil that is AOL.
BrandiJo
03-30-2008, 08:58 PM
my system came with aol installed, to avoid having their reach in my computer i wiped it clean and re-installed windows to keep it out of my system. Its hard to get rid of hard to use and hard to get ahold of anyone with half a brain there.
TheEdge883
03-30-2008, 09:07 PM
Not sure why everyone believes it's so hard to get rid of. Add-remove programs does just fine.
Bob Hubbard
03-30-2008, 09:10 PM
Things may be different now. When I was in the field, blue-screens and forced windoes reinstalls were commonplce if you tried. That was back in the 95/98 days though.
Sukerkin
03-30-2008, 09:18 PM
You sure it's really gone, Edge?

One of the problems with it is that it gets its claws into places it shouldn't and the uninstallers didn't do much more than get rid of the most visible bits. I concur that the Add/Remove Programs feature of Windows has gotten much better in recent years so it may be that it does the job properly these days.

Still, my best advice for getting rid of AOL if you're unfortunate enough to have let it in, is to nuke the system to the deck and start again.
CuongNhuka
03-31-2008, 05:18 PM
OK, so we've covered that:
A, AOL is the devil.
B, AOL is hard to uninstall.

but not:
C, a good alternative to AOL.

Anything?
BrandiJo
03-31-2008, 05:54 PM
when my hubby and i where in nebraska we loved Time warner cable, they had fast reliable internet, fast response to our calls, and where always friendly and helpful on the phone.
Twin Fist
03-31-2008, 05:59 PM
get ANY DSL or Cable Internet provider, install mozilla Firefox

done
wushu2004
03-31-2008, 11:11 PM
get ANY DSL or Cable Internet provider, install mozilla Firefox

done
Haha that's basically it...

Get Firefox and something other than Comcast.
Shicomm
04-01-2008, 08:11 PM
Agree.
Cable or dsl should do just fine :)

Just switched dsl provider here, over 20mbits now pump down the line... :D
Bob Hubbard
04-01-2008, 08:51 PM
Check here for ISP reviews
http://www.dslreports.com/