10-17-2001, 11:42 AM | #1 |
Unicorn
Join Date: October 4, 2001
Location: Kingdom of the West,..P.o. Cynagus
Posts: 4,212
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Things to Do While Waiting for AOL to Connect
Your taxes Complete your BA degree Watch your hair grow Finally clean your keyboard Count the tiles on the ceiling 200 times Think about commercials you saw during the Super Bowl Scribble I HAVE NO LIFE on a notepad Read War and Peace, and write a book report on it Contemplate the meaning of a General Protection Fault Watch your AOL stocks decrease in value Become mesmerized by your screen saver Organize your desk Spend "Quality Time" with your hard drive Plan secret mission involving AOL headquarters and several rolls of toilet paper Try to remember the words to the pledge of allegiance Listen to the radio Contemplate the meaning of the word "unlimited" Clip your toenails |
10-17-2001, 11:53 AM | #2 |
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I could add some more to the list, but I'd be here till Christmas. It's so annoying that it takes such an incredible amount of time to connect/log on. I think I'll get rid of it and get Yahoo or MSN.
------------------ Formidable Flirty Fishy Sorcerer of the HADB |
10-17-2001, 11:55 AM | #3 |
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Join Date: May 17, 2001
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Is AOL REALLY as bad as everyone says? It can't be THAT bad, because it's certainly an excellent source for joke creating inspiration.
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10-17-2001, 12:05 PM | #4 |
20th Level Warrior
Join Date: September 6, 2001
Location: The lighter side of life, a.k.a. Newnan, Georgia
Age: 55
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When I first set up my computer, I signed on with AOL. It worked sporadically for two weeks, then I couldn't get on at all. Called the Customer Svc. ppl several times over the next three weeks (good thing I didn't know about IW then or I'd've been having the DTs ). They kept having me dump my cache and all other manner of technogarble. Nothing ever worked.
So, finally I called peoplepc - that's who put the computer package together. They informed me that I got three YEARS !FREE! internet access through them (nice time to tell me, huh?). Therefore - no more ugly AOL! *thbppt!* Of course, now I'm considering DSL as opposed to dial-up, but my peoplepc account runs through MSN and I have only had trouble two or three times in a year and that was due to 'high volume' already online. Got on about 30 minutes later - no problem! ------------------ Alureth...Dragon friend of Breanna, Mage and Advisor in the Court of Lady Lioness Co-Owner/Operator of the Evil Petting Zoo and devout member of the HADB clan. Commander of the Dragon Fleet, IW Peacekeeping Force Sublime Sister of the Illuminati - may the Light shine forever! Second Historian and Scribe of IW. Mother Hen of IW. Mage extraordinair, Pin-Up Girl for the OLD-COOTS Magey-Wagey: performer in the Nekked Dancing Trio of the ORT. Hopeless Romantic *sigh* [This message has been edited by DragonMage (edited 10-17-2001).] |
10-17-2001, 01:04 PM | #5 |
Zartan
Join Date: March 1, 2001
Location: London, England
Age: 53
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I have little choice about ISPs, so reluctantly use AOL.
The situation is complex, so bear with me: Most ISPs in Britain don't offer 'flat rate' where you pay a subscription and dial up on a freephone number. This results in huge phone bills, which is a no-no (£80 a month at one point for me). There are also plenty of ISPs who do offer dial-up to a freephone number, hence no phone charges, but only if your phone-line is provided by BT!! My phone is not provided by BT, I have cable TV and my phone is provided by Telewest as part of the package. Telewest offer free flat-rate internet, but only if your voice phone-calls total more than £10 a month. Mine don't (about £2 a month because I'm partially deaf and don't use the phone much) so they won't give me free dial-up. AOL is the only ISP I can find - I pay £14.99 a month and dial up with no call charges, which is a lot better for me. They are a bit slow, and constantly dl upgrades to their package to my PC without asking, but it is my only option. ------------------ Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so. Epona of The Laughing Hyenas Proud winner of the 'Most Useless Post 250 Has Ever Seen' Award 2001. "I'd just like to thank my friends and family, without whom none of this would have been possible..." |
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