[RAMAddict]

What are your reasons for hating AOL:
-Takes over your browser
-Takes up space
-Waste of Money
-Slows up your computer

[Deathblow]

-Fraudulent charges.
-Deceptive marketing.
-Dumbing down of the populace.

[brushmaster1]

All of the above ^

[SIR****TMG]

never had aol so can't give a good opinion of it....did have the free aol messenger...got rid of it...to many bugs with it...

[shadowcat]

All previously mentioned reason and crashes computer.

I have to put up with it because my fiance insists on it and people at work use it.

[K7M]

lost my network.

[gotrootdude]

Changing security settings makes AOL 9.0 unable to connect. Either use AOL or stay safe but not both.

[iltos]

because its been so long since i used it that i have no idea what my username/password is anymore....when i did, i tried to cancel...to no avail....and have called many times since....even to my damn credit card to stop the payment...and aol still dings me for the 10 bucks every month (this from the days when you could have access to their features even tho you entered through another isp...don't know if that's still an option).....
....i have talked to others with similiar stories, and so wonder what their real subscriber numbers are, and when that class action suit is coming that will bring em to their knees

oh, shure

[s43]

Originally Posted by RAMAddict

What are your reasons for hating AOL:
-Takes over your browser
-Takes up space
-Waste of Money
-Slows up your computer

ALL, true

[Skivvywaver]

Takes over your browser
Takes up space
Waste of Money
Slows up your computer +
Web based email
Spam in your mailbox
Advertising everywhere
Impossible to remove, well almost
Must use their crappy bug filled software to connect
The "welcome" and "you have mail" stuff
Cause everybody else hates them and it is easy to kick them while they are down

[joe2cool]

Tried a trial once........trial didn't last long, couldn't wait to get rid..........for all of the above reasons ! wouldn't have it if they gave it to me !

[imdez]

Recently, every 15 minutes or so AOL disconnects me from the net! I have had it but don't know which provider to switch to-Earthlink? People? Walmart? You pro's may have had this discussion dozens of times but I need to know who to switch to or are they all terrible at times? I've got to get rid of AOL but where do I go?!

[Super-D-38]

^ Go high speed if available, and you can afford it...
3MB/s cable is so nice.....

Had AOL as my first isp, it was nice and very easy.... But like has been said, it was horrible..

--- The constant updates.... ( that take forever on dial-up)
--- They just won't let you go...
--- All these years and is still garbage... (where is your money going?)

--- One good thing... All those stupid disk's in the mail have stopped.

[southernlady]

All those stupid disk's in the mail have stopped.

Oh, I don't know...the disks make pretty good coasters!

For all their bad sides and I do admit there are many, they do have a few good ones. They are sometimes THE ONLY ISP some people can access. They are nationwide, which is good if you are on the road a lot. And they do make it easy for people to get online who do not understand the internet or computers. Liz

[Super-D-38]

Oh, I don't know...the disks make pretty good coasters!

That is true, also the older ones came in cases.... (CD/DVD ). I'm using a few right now for my own CD's... Too bad the disk's wern't CDR-W, then they would have even more usefulness...

It was nice of AOL to send free CD cases with their coasters..