AOL

[gibberish]

Now before all you non-AOL users start having a slag, I know, I know. OK?

Any AOL users out ther been having more than the usual amount of grief recently.  Don't want to go into specifics, but things sem to be more than usually frustrating right now.  A mate of mine who is also on a dil up connection is also having grief, and I was wondering if it is just our bad luck or whether problems might be more widespread.

Cheers

[Steve Pyro]

Sorry, I use ADSL via BT, goes like a train etc.  

[wishy]

Hi Gib

You say dial up.........is that 56k modem or broadband

Coz broadband is working fine.

Wishy

[mgmark]

AOL on broadband via BT working fine with me - was slow on Friday evening, but then it normally is - otherwise fine.

[gibberish]

Thanks fellers.  My connection via 56K modem, and so is my mates.  We were wondering if the push to get everyone onto broadband has lead to a degrading of the modem service.

Probably never find out.

Merry Christmas

Gibber

[Ruptured Duck Motorsport]

Dial up refers to modem (56k or below)...

At last we get broadband here in deepest darkest Wincanton.  I am just worried the BT engineers will be chased out out by pitchfork armed locals screaming "burn the hertetic, he brings witchcraaaaaaft"

[gibberish]

Dial up refers to modem (56k or below)...

Yup, thank ee DR, that's what I be 'avin.  A 56K dial up connection.  

Just aint bothered with this new fangled braodband thingy yet.  Do most of my stuff from work.

Have a cool yule etc.

[Robbo SPS]

Dial up refers to modem (56k or below)...

Yup, thank ee DR, that's what I be 'avin.  A 56K dial up connection.  

Just aint bothered with this new fangled braodband thingy yet.  Do most of my stuff from work.

Have a cool yule etc.

I use Freeserve dial up ( 56k thing ) and its getting worse. I am told because all the development is now going into broadband, hence there are un solved problems with dial up.

I pressume AOL try to sell broadband to you every week via e mail ??

[gibberish]

/quote]

I use Freeserve dial up ( 56k thing ) and its getting worse. I am told because all the development is now going into broadband, hence there are un solved problems with dial up.

I pressume AOL try to sell broadband to you every week via e mail ??

Yea,catch your drift there Robbo.  I'm gettin mighty suspicious of these ISP's not living up to their contctual obligations, in the search for greater funds.  Ba****ds  

Merry christmas old chap  

[Steve Pyro]

I use Freeserve dial up ( 56k thing ) and its getting worse.

Yes, I'd agree with that.  I had Freeserve dial up before Broadband.
I used to be able to connect at 36k maximum (woo hooo).
I've just tried again on the same setting with the same connection and it's down to 24k, pretty lousy eh!

Gib, go Broadband, you know it makes sense.  

[Rhino]

We are getting wifi round here, or is it just the sprouts i ate?

[gibberish]

Gib, go Broadband, you know it makes sense.  

Yeah, know what you mean Steve.  Just have to cut back on a few pints a week to pay for it.  

[gibberish]

We are getting wifi round here, or is it just the sprouts i ate?

That'll be the sprouts for sure  

[Rusty]

I use dial up AOL in the office and NTL Broadband at home. AOL on dial up is utter shite. I am also restricted to AOL 5 because I use Mac. ( AOL stopped development of there browser for OS9 a couple of years ago and are concentrating on broadband which isn't available as yet for Mac....great!)
Everything runs slowly and during the afternoon virtually comes to a halt. Accessing the web usually means the browser will crash.

The way I got around these problems is to use AOL only for sign on/e.mail/downloads/ uploading files and then using netscape browser to access websites. Works a treat and no crashes.
Internet explorer works OK to but I prefer Netscape.

Hope this helps

Rusty

[Ruptured Duck Motorsport]

I connect using NTL, but use Netscape for email and browsing - dont get effected by virus for OE (Outlook Express) or IE... Plus the dreamracers domain email is antivirused and Norton sorts out the rest...

Dont think I would go back to Internet Explorer