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heyday
10-29-2002, 02:59 PM
Very interesting...... The "used to be free" version of AOL IM is now $20.


http://www.handango.com/aol/PlatformProductDetail.jsp?platformId=1&productId=43336&productType=2&siteId=506

heyday
Paul P
10-29-2002, 03:43 PM
hehe, that's funny...it's still free

http://www.aim.com/get_aim/win_ce/latest_wince.adp

unless it's somehow a new version, which seemingly it is not, I wonder what handigo is doing is even legal
heyday
10-29-2002, 03:44 PM
Actualy if you go to www.aol.com and go through the downlod process, that is the page it takes you to... its not the free one anymore...

heyday
Paul P
10-29-2002, 03:46 PM
Actualy if you go to www.aol.com and go through the downlod process, that is the page it takes you to... its not the free one anymore...heyday

you are right...my mistake

here is the link:

http://anywhere.aol.com/pda/

I guess AOL forgot to take care of that 'free link'
Janak Parekh
10-29-2002, 04:57 PM
FWIW, it's the exact same software version. Nothing new has been added. Typical AOL...

--bdj
spursdude
10-30-2002, 01:57 AM
those punks at aol...

are there any other pieces of software for PPC that will allow me to chat on AIM for free?
Brad Adrian
10-30-2002, 02:25 AM
FWIW, it's the exact same software version. Nothing new has been added.
Ha! That IS interesting. I've been using the old version without any problems and was wondering if the "new" one was any better. Guess not!
Steven Cedrone
10-30-2002, 02:40 AM
[Elmer Fudd]

Be vewy, vewy, quiet...

[/Elmer Fudd]

They(AOL) missed this page!!! (http://www.aim.com/get_aim/win_ce/latest_wince.adp)

:wink:

Steve
markcrump
10-30-2002, 05:22 AM
It's amazing that I can have enough AOL cd's in my house, just from a weeks mail, to ensure that none of my guests drinks hit tabletops, but I have to pay $20 to use it on a PPC.

You'd think they'd give it away just to keep the "global domination" thing going.

Maybe someone in AOL Marketing got a memo that said: "PPC Users have more money than they know what do with. Heck, they'll pay $30 to play Scrabble.. What's $20 to use our great [sic] service."
Steven Cedrone
10-30-2002, 05:34 AM
It's amazing that I can have enough AOL cd's in my house, just from a weeks mail, to ensure that none of my guests drinks hit tabletops, but I have to pay $20 to use it on a PPC.

You'd think they'd give it away just to keep the "global domination" thing going.

Maybe someone in AOL Marketing got a memo that said: "PPC Users have more money than they know what do with. Heck, they'll pay $30 to play Scrabble.. What's $20 to use our great [sic] service."

See my last post...

There is a link... :wink:

Steve
Janak Parekh
10-30-2002, 06:06 AM
Ha! That IS interesting. I've been using the old version without any problems and was wondering if the "new" one was any better. Guess not!
Well, I didn't pay for it, but noticed it's still v2.0. Quickly checked my months-old download, exact same version.

*sigh*

--bdj
markcrump
11-04-2002, 04:37 AM
The link still works, but if you try and DL the exe you get a "page not found"
Steven Cedrone
11-04-2002, 04:45 AM
Try using this: http://ftp.newaol.com/aim-uk/wince/

The other link worked when I posted, so they must have killed the page within the past week...

The link above is for the AIM-UK client. I don't know how different it is from the US version...

Get it while you can...

Steve