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"Looking forward to playing online?? not if you have AOL"

Looking forward to playing online?? not if you have AOL, yes neither xbox live or the gamecube modem adapters are compatible with the worlds no1 (apparently) ISP. AOL do not let other software access their internet connections, and so if you have AOL you cant use it to go online.
also the guy i spoke to at the tech centre informed me, off the record, that they wont allow it because the size of AOL, means that the ping rate is really high and so gaming would be too slow, becuae of this even if you have broadband they wont let the console modems connect to their service.

so do i get rid of AOL, which i think is great for regular internet stuff, just so i can play online????

Cyclone wrote:
> AOL are rubbish. The limit you to their internet, which is pants
> anyway,

Do they hell, for my £15.99 a month i get totally unlimited internet useage, and unlike BT they dont cut you off every 2 hours and restrict your useage to 12 hours a day. Also the helpline is free, and in my area the speed is really rather good.

All of you, stop being so cruel. AOL are good at what they do - ripping off the mainstream with a high-cost/low-performance interface. Serves 'em right for not doing their research. While sensible people use Freeserve, the sheep of the UK settle for AOL.

No offence Cookie Monster.

I use AOL and yes they have had their crappy moments but are genrally good (and i can't be botherd to change ISP).

AOL suck, i've had them for about a year, and it's so annoying, and complex. Internet explorer is much easier to use as a browser. Freeserve is probably the best.

locky1133 wrote:
> No offence Cookie Monster.

None taken, ive found AOL to be the best ISP for my area, depending on where you live the connection quality is bound to differ, and as such people will find various ISP's to be better or worse.

J-42 wrote:
> AOL suck, i've had them for about a year, and it's so annoying, and
> complex.

AOL, complex? Are you 5 years old?

:D

*MJ strokes his Blueyonder Cable*

Oh well, serves them right for using the devils child as an ISP

cookie monster wrote:
> J-42 wrote:
> AOL suck, i've had them for about a year, and it's so annoying, and
> complex.
>
> AOL, complex? Are you 5 years old?
>
> :D
6 on Tuesday.
No, it's just annoying, you've got to go to loads of links to get to your favourites, well, at least on my version.

J-42 wrote:
> No, it's just annoying, you've got to go to loads of links to get to
> your favourites, well, at least on my version.

What version have you got? i use 7, and for my favourites i just click on the favourite places tab.