AOL De ja vu

06-21-2006, 10:31 PM

They gave me a VERY hard time when I canceled, at first. I had been with them for years, but canceled after the merger when the spam and spyware started in earnest... they sell you out to spyware in a BIG way. When I brought this up the conversation ended... ironically, I ended-up with RoadRunner and am very happy with them and their security software.

http://www.nbc10.com/news/9406462/detail.html

WabUfvot5 · 06-21-2006, 10:40 PM

I think most big ISPs are in bed with spam. When I signed up with SBC my e-mail address had spam before I even gave the address out to anybody. It's just another way for them to get $. What are you going to do? Switch ISPs? Ha!

06-21-2006, 10:45 PM

I can promise you... NOTHING is as bad as AOL. I'm not talking spam, I'm talking spyware, and tons of it.

zippyt · 06-21-2006, 10:52 PM

What are you going to do? Switch ISPs? Ha!

Thats what I have done in the past , I live in BackWoods Arkansas and there are MANY Isp's to choose from .

06-21-2006, 10:55 PM

Also, try getting AOL software off of your PC... you can't do it. Talk about a virus!
You basically have to uninstall Windows and reinstall it.

BigV · 06-22-2006, 10:35 AM

Damn skippy you switch ISPs.

If you're not getting the Service, why give them the money? It's a competitive area. Call around. You may be surprised. Dialup has wider coverage, but broadband is gaining ground everywhere. Unfortunately, there are some situations where the ISP choice is welded to line provider choice, a'la Comcast here in the upper left hand corner. I don't like that and vote with my pocketbook accordingly. I use Qwest (ptui!) as my line provider, but I use Blarg! online services as my ISP. Sorry, make that Avvanta Communications. Silly name change purely for cosmetic purposes. What, Blarg wasn't already silly enough?

Kitsune · 06-22-2006, 01:47 PM

MP3 of the call, here, for those like me that can't catch the video at work.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-22-2006, 02:34 PM

BrianR · 06-22-2006, 08:49 PM

Ah yes! I loved that comic! I wish it was still drawn.

WabUfvot5 · 06-22-2006, 10:15 PM

Choice here is as follows:
DSL with AT&T. If you go with another ISP you pay SBC costs + ISP costs. In other words there is no point unless you want to spend $ for support. The other options are Cable (costs more) and dialup. Go free market!

Stormieweather · 06-23-2006, 12:00 AM

Fuck AOL!!!

Oh how I hate that company. I signed up with them for their 30 day free trial back in August 2000. It took me less than 1 week to decide I wanted something else. It took multiple phone calls, emails and 5 months to get the service disconnected and billings stopped. THEN, 3 years later..out of the blue...they started automatic withdrawals from my bank account for service. Every time I call and get them stopped, they start it back up a few months later. I tried having the bank manager talk to them, but that didn't help either. I explained to the jerk-offs that I deleted AOL from my computer the day I took it out of the box. I told them to check their records to see if I'd ever used their service. I told them I wanted a refund of every single charge to my account. HA!!! Not a chance. I even closed the bank account, but as soon as AOL starts up the charges again, the bank reopens the account with a negative balance..frickin' BoA.

Thieving bastards

.

Stormie

Clodfobble · 06-23-2006, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stormieweather

I even closed the bank account, but as soon as AOL starts up the charges again, the bank reopens the account with a negative balance..frickin' BoA.

That's fucked up... and I would think illegal, but maybe I'm wrong.

Kitsune · 06-23-2006, 10:23 AM

That is why you never do direct taps to a bank account to pay for anything. Credit cards, at least, give you easier options to dispute payments.

glatt · 06-23-2006, 10:34 AM

If she has properly terminated her contract with them, and they are still taking her money, causing her to get bank fees, etc., she can sue them. They would stop that shit in a second once taken to court. Unfortunately for her, there are financial barriers to filing a lawsuit. Lawyers ain't cheap, and probably aren't worth it here.

Pangloss62 · 06-23-2006, 10:38 AM

I LOATHE AOL!

It's their marketing that makes me most ill. They've always presented themselves as unique, as if ONLY they can provide you with internet access. And the linkages to other Time Warner crap are so permissive and obvious.

A pox upon AOL!

06-21-2006, 10:31 PM	#1
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	AOL De ja vu They gave me a VERY hard time when I canceled, at first. I had been with them for years, but canceled after the merger when the spam and spyware started in earnest... they sell you out to spyware in a BIG way. When I brought this up the conversation ended... ironically, I ended-up with RoadRunner and am very happy with them and their security software. http://www.nbc10.com/news/9406462/detail.html

06-21-2006, 10:52 PM	#4
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	What are you going to do? Switch ISPs? Ha! Thats what I have done in the past , I live in BackWoods Arkansas and there are MANY Isp's to choose from . __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

06-22-2006, 10:35 AM	#6
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Damn skippy you switch ISPs. If you're not getting the Service, why give them the money? It's a competitive area. Call around. You may be surprised. Dialup has wider coverage, but broadband is gaining ground everywhere. Unfortunately, there are some situations where the ISP choice is welded to line provider choice, a'la Comcast here in the upper left hand corner. I don't like that and vote with my pocketbook accordingly. I use Qwest (ptui!) as my line provider, but I use Blarg! online services as my ISP. Sorry, make that Avvanta Communications. Silly name change purely for cosmetic purposes. What, Blarg wasn't already silly enough? __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

06-22-2006, 02:34 PM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	__________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 04-07-2007 at 05:52 PM.

06-23-2006, 12:00 AM	#11
Stormieweather Wearing her bitch boots Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Floriduh Posts: 1,181	Fuck AOL!!! Oh how I hate that company. I signed up with them for their 30 day free trial back in August 2000. It took me less than 1 week to decide I wanted something else. It took multiple phone calls, emails and 5 months to get the service disconnected and billings stopped. THEN, 3 years later..out of the blue...they started automatic withdrawals from my bank account for service. Every time I call and get them stopped, they start it back up a few months later. I tried having the bank manager talk to them, but that didn't help either. I explained to the jerk-offs that I deleted AOL from my computer the day I took it out of the box. I told them to check their records to see if I'd ever used their service. I told them I wanted a refund of every single charge to my account. HA!!! Not a chance. I even closed the bank account, but as soon as AOL starts up the charges again, the bank reopens the account with a negative balance..frickin' BoA. Thieving bastards . Stormie __________________ "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." - Mahatma Gandhi

06-21-2006, 10:40 PM	#2
WabUfvot5 Operations Operative Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 634	I think most big ISPs are in bed with spam. When I signed up with SBC my e-mail address had spam before I even gave the address out to anybody. It's just another way for them to get $. What are you going to do? Switch ISPs? Ha!

06-21-2006, 10:45 PM	#3
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	I can promise you... NOTHING is as bad as AOL. I'm not talking spam, I'm talking spyware, and tons of it.

06-21-2006, 10:55 PM	#5
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Also, try getting AOL software off of your PC... you can't do it. Talk about a virus! You basically have to uninstall Windows and reinstall it.

06-22-2006, 01:47 PM	#7
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	MP3 of the call, here, for those like me that can't catch the video at work.

06-22-2006, 08:49 PM	#9
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Ah yes! I loved that comic! I wish it was still drawn.

06-22-2006, 10:15 PM	#10
WabUfvot5 Operations Operative Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 634	Choice here is as follows: DSL with AT&T. If you go with another ISP you pay SBC costs + ISP costs. In other words there is no point unless you want to spend $ for support. The other options are Cable (costs more) and dialup. Go free market!

06-23-2006, 10:23 AM	#13
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	That is why you never do direct taps to a bank account to pay for anything. Credit cards, at least, give you easier options to dispute payments.

06-23-2006, 10:34 AM	#14
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	If she has properly terminated her contract with them, and they are still taking her money, causing her to get bank fees, etc., she can sue them. They would stop that shit in a second once taken to court. Unfortunately for her, there are financial barriers to filing a lawsuit. Lawyers ain't cheap, and probably aren't worth it here.

06-23-2006, 10:38 AM	#15
Pangloss62 Lecturer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 768	I LOATHE AOL! It's their marketing that makes me most ill. They've always presented themselves as unique, as if ONLY they can provide you with internet access. And the linkages to other Time Warner crap are so permissive and obvious. A pox upon AOL! __________________ Things are never as good, or bad, as they seem.

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