Chiff forums and AOL?
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Chiff forums and AOL?
For some reason, I haven't been able to open the Chiff forums on AOL for the past two days. The blue progress bar goes up very slowly, even on our cable connection, and finally hangs up about halfway. Then I get a message that the host is not responding. I CAN get to the forums using internet Explorer directly (which is what I'm doing at the moment). I can also get to other forums which use the same host directly via AOL. What gives?
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Re: Chiff forums and AOL?
I ditched AOhelL way back in the day of 56k....My experience with them was absolutely horrible.brewerpaul wrote:For some reason, I haven't been able to open the Chiff forums on AOL for the past two days. The blue progress bar goes up very slowly, even on our cable connection, and finally hangs up about halfway. Then I get a message that the host is not responding. I CAN get to the forums using internet Explorer directly (which is what I'm doing at the moment). I can also get to other forums which use the same host directly via AOL. What gives?
After I cancelled with them, they continued to charge my credit card for a year and a half and I ended up having to sue them to get my money back. They apparantly have been doing this a lot in our area, and there has been talk of a class action suit.
My personal advice to anyone using America Off-Line is to ditch out before something similar happens to you. There are better and less expensive ISPs out there.
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Same as that. Their insistence on a slightly non-standard browser set-up has given me headaches over the years: briefly as a user, but more often as a webmaster.DaleWisely wrote:I used AOL for a very brief period and never regreted making the switch to another ISP.
I don't know of anyone who regreted the move to an alternative provider.
In the old days when people were very new to the internet, AOL's easy-to-understand integration of browsing and email was helpful to many. These days there are far more efficient ways to get email and web access.
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Charlene wrote:I take the cds that AOL sends and string them up outside for Christmas decorations. They look really pretty in the sunlight or when the Christmas lights reflect off them. And I don't care if somebody steals them!
That's a great idea!And whether the blood be highland, lowland or no.
And whether the skin be black or white as the snow.
Of kith and of kin we are one, be it right, be it wrong.
As long as our hearts beat true to the lilt of a song.
And whether the skin be black or white as the snow.
Of kith and of kin we are one, be it right, be it wrong.
As long as our hearts beat true to the lilt of a song.
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Re: Chiff forums and AOL?
This isn't just in your area. They seem to do it to just about everyone. We had a problem wish some other business that kept charging our account at one point, and when we went to our bank to see what could be done, the person we talked to brought up AOL as one of the worst companies for this. And the worst part is that because they have tons of money to put into it, they more often than not win any case brought against them. Most people just don't have the money to put into a case, and AOL uses that to their advantage. The bank person we talked to said that in the end, the only way to get them to stop is to kill your bank account completely. So for anyone that cancels their account, make SURE that you put in writing (not just email) that you want to cancel your account, and make sure (I'd say with numerous letters as well as phone calls) that you make your intent well known to them. Keep all correspondence, just in case, and make sure to check your credit bills each month to make sure they are not still billing you.Tyler Morris wrote: After I cancelled with them, they continued to charge my credit card for a year and a half and I ended up having to sue them to get my money back. They apparantly have been doing this a lot in our area, and there has been talk of a class action suit.
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Cranberry wrote:...I don't have it anymore (I have the college's Internet instead), but I sort of miss the way it cost $30 more than any other ISP and the way it messed up so often...
Nice one, Cran.A lot like the way Linux users think of Windows...
And whether the blood be highland, lowland or no.
And whether the skin be black or white as the snow.
Of kith and of kin we are one, be it right, be it wrong.
As long as our hearts beat true to the lilt of a song.
And whether the skin be black or white as the snow.
Of kith and of kin we are one, be it right, be it wrong.
As long as our hearts beat true to the lilt of a song.
