Hi, my daughter is using aol on a free trail,i have since read on other forums that aol have not got a good name ,could someone clarify please.

AOL are the WORST ISP ever! Anyone who's ever been on them (myself included) have seen untold proof of this... :gag:

Seriously, their software doesn't work, their connections suck balls, and their technical "support" staff are retarded morons who could no more fix your computer problems than teach you to fly.

Strongly recommend a search on SF which speaks for itself :D

im with aol, and not impressed, theyve messed up my billing for the past 4 months, i wouldnt recommend them

I must be lucky ... aint had any probs ...... yet !!!

aol are supposed to be bad

i dont like isps where their software takes over your computer either, nearly as bad as spyware

their own browser
their own messenger
their own this
their own that

and you cant remove it all easily



personally i try and stay clear of the big boys, all too big for their britches

id never do aol, bt

I was on aol for 3-4 years and yeh the software can be a pain in the are, especially when trying to remove it but connection wise and customer service was always excellent, much better than Bulldog who ive been with for 18 months.

yeah but at least bulldog can get better
aol on the other hand can only get worse :P

AOL " ALWAYS OFF LINE" . would never recommend . Telewest:thumbsup: are the best ISP in the country in my opinion.

been with aol for about 4 years, on aol bb for the last 3. Never had a problem, connectivity never a problem.

I have to admit so far they have not helped connect my pocket pc to the internet but I will speak to them again at the weekend after I've rebuilt my desktop (nothing to do with aol ....all to do with ms)

you can't get AOL broadband for Macs, i don't know why.

Cue another Mac attack, *heads for the bunker*

I was with AOL for a few years, both dial-up and broadband. Their software is hell, it never closes when you want it to. I was occasionally dropped from my connection, but not too often.

Their techical support are useless, absoloutley pointless. But their level 2 technical help are very helpful, one guy helped me set up my wireless router [i have made several calls to AOL about my router and they always say that they don't support my router, hence no help]. Maybe this guy felt charitable?

When I got my router, I didn't have to use their software which made it loads better.

For a basic boradband service, they are alright, you get the security software and everything for free [dunno if it's any good]. But I'd probably try and find some other company.

I've just moved to Pipex, can't fault them.....yet!

Their software is hell

You don't have to use their software.....connect using a router :thumbsup:

To be honest my time on AOL was hit and miss,some good days,some bad ones.
Unless you are migrating to AOL there is also the dreaded 12 min contract :(

telewest bradband BYWW

great!! free tech support
upgrading in 1 month to 10meg max speed
different speeds min 1 meg

Originally posted by Savannah2
You don't have to use their software.....connect using a router :thumbsup:

To be honest my time on AOL was hit and miss,some good days,some bad ones.
Unless you are migrating to AOL there is also the dreaded 12 min contract :(

aye like above if you ditch the program which takes over your computer, it works fine, i just use a self set up connection. and in 2 years i never been able not able to get online and it never been D/C unlike my GF's Blueyonder which is allways on downtime (yes 2 Broardband connections to the same house :loopy: ) Plus its allways nice not having to worry about the Download limit. :D

In Sort Connection fine - Program it comes with dont touch with the wrong end of a stick :D

Originally posted by bladesufc1
telewest bradband BYWW

great!! free tech support
upgrading in 1 month to 10meg max speed
different speeds min 1 meg

Was 1 month 3 months ago :D

im still having probs with aol, threatening to cut me off for non-payment.....when its all done by direct debit!!!!