GOD ! PLEASE! NO! Don't install their software (AOL9). It will eat almost 200MB of memory and few hundret of HDD space, it will install 3 services that will run all the time in your computer without knowing why, it will open 2 TCP connections to AOL all the time (and sometimes it will upload data on that connections), it will increase the boot time with 11.6 seconds, it will crash your firewall (if you have ZoneAlarm), it will make you to see lots of commercial adds, and more........
When I signed the contract with AOL (I know, I'M STUPID) they didn't tel me that I can't used that DSL line without their software (AOL9). So I had to install it. Is mandatory to keep AOL9 opend or else the Internet connection will not work! Also I had to buy an extra 512 MB or RAM. After 1 month and over 30 phone calls and more emails they told me that actually I CAN USE THE DSL LINE WITHOUT THEIR STUPID SOFTWARE. In this time I break into their software and I managed to to open and use the Internet connection using just their dialer and just 1 of their services. But I still had problems with my firewall. Also I had some problems with some malware because I used their navigator (based, I think, on IExplorer). Now I'm back to my old Netscape 7. The only thing I like at this ISP is the fact that I have dynamic IP. (The only flower in the mud field). PS: every time I do an upload, the download just die. Looks like you can't do upload and download in the same time with AOL! So if you plan to change your ISP I recomand to every body to think twice before using AOL! --- Robert Meek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would have thought that if you have a mailbox you would have had > to hear of AOL even if your were a devout Luddite! I get CD's from then at > least every week! > > from Robert Meek dba Tangentals Design > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Human > Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 5:26 AM > To: Delphi-Talk Discussion List > Subject: RE: Delphi 2006 first look > > > People are just getting lazy! > > from Robert Meek dba Tangentals Design > > > > Looks like the companies today hire very lazy and un-trained people just to > pay small salary. > Real experts are hard to find (and expensive). > Yesterday a guy from Deutch Telecom promotional line called me to convince > me to buy Internet from > Deutch Telecom. > When he asked me who is my current ISP I told him AOL and he asked me, who > is AOL !!!! > > No wonder why Deutch Telecom will colapse in 2-3 years. :) > Anyway, I can name another 3 or 4 extra stupid (and funny) 'wisdom words' > from Deutch Telecom > employ. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Robert Meek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I wasn't trying to be racist either. As a matter of fact when I > > mentioned that the poor service I got was from there I was doing so as an > > example of this same kind of laziness. Perhaps I was "politically > > incorrect" in mentioning that the guy was from "some mid-eastern country", > > but to be honest I didn't even consider it either way. I would have said > it > > was some guy in Kansas if that's where he was from! Sorry if I offended > > anyone...it certainly wasn't meant that way! > > > > from Robert Meek dba Tangentals Design > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of Sean Mathews > > Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 3:23 PM > > To: Delphi-Talk Discussion List > > Subject: RE: Delphi 2006 first look > > > > -> >-> I talked to them just the other day and they will only guarantee > > -> > me > > -> > -> 2mb download speed as well! Add to that having to buy a > > wireless > > -> > modem > > -> > > > -> > Was that guarantee made by a guy from some Middle Eastern country > > or by > > -> > a real American? It seems that could have some effect on things. > > -> > > -> Should we sense a bit racism here?? > > > > I probably should have thought it through before I sent it. It was a > > sarcastic echo of a comment he made in a similar tone in an earlier post > > made by Robert that irked me somewhat. Robert seems like a sensible guy > > with a good head on his shoulders. 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