AOL Version 9

Newest Review: ... put up with these annoyances for almost a year but what really got me to change from AOL eventually was the fact that about ... more

... every couple of hours or so my internet connection would fail. That horrible little AOL icon in the taskbar would state that a "network cable was unplugged" and eventually again it would search for a connection taking almost 3 minutes during which time my pc would be unusable until this crap piece of software was satisfied that my network cable was indeed plugged in. These events happened more frequently until I eventually decided that enough was enough and moved to a different ISP (and I haven't looke...more

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AOL Version 9 (541 words)
by - written on 23/01/09 (Very useful, 90 readings)
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Let me start off by saying that AOL 9 is probably the worse software for internet access that there has ever been. It is a complete system hog, and is the only ISP that thrusts its own software down our throats whether we like it or not. After installing the AOL9 software, I rebooted my pc and when I got back on to my desktop there was this annoying icon in my taskbar from AOL which was searching for the internet network connection. This went on for at least 3 minutes, during which time my pc was almost unusable due to that searching. Then, if that wasn't bad enough. AOL's own spyware scanner (which again was thrust upon me unawares) started to kick in, again ... Read the complete review

Not just for the US of A! (1559 words)
by - written on 25/11/06 (Very useful, 421 readings)
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America On Line (AOL) has been my first and only Internet provider and from the first day my husband introduced it to me I fell in love. From the basic layout of the home page and easy access to your emails, to the facility to have 7 different email addresses and especially the news updates, there is definitely something for everyone on here. --The Layout— Firstly I have to mention the colour of the main page. It is a very relaxing shade of blue with the task bar and borders of any other relevant boxes in a slightly darker blue. It is very appealing on the eye and easy to look at for long periods if you are reading articles and so ... Read the complete review

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