01-04-2003, 10:23 PM
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Don't use AOL; Don't like AOL.
Thank goodness I have other e-mail options!
Sorry for those of you who are stuck!
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01-04-2003, 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by kaiden.1
Don't use AOL; Don't like AOL.
Thank goodness I have other e-mail options!
Sorry for those of you who are stuck!
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Then this would have been a thread you ignore. :roll:
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01-04-2003, 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Ed Hansberry
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Originally Posted by kaiden.1
Don't use AOL; Don't like AOL.
Sorry for those of you who are stuck!
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Then this would have been a thread you ignore. :roll: |
Then this place would get dull awful fast and be like everyplace else. :?
No one comments on anything, no one cares what anyone else says.
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01-04-2003, 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Rirath
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Originally Posted by Ed Hansberry
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Originally Posted by kaiden.1
Don't use AOL; Don't like AOL.
Sorry for those of you who are stuck!
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Then this would have been a thread you ignore. :roll: |
Then this place would get dull awful fast and be like everyplace else. :?
No one comments on anything, no one cares what anyone else says. |
Ed's point is that the parent poster had nothing to contribute, either positive or negative, about the situation. If they had said "I suggest you choose ISP X, they're cheap and their email is accessible", it would have been worthwhile. Saying "Don't use AOL" is tantamount to me posting on this thread that "I don't use email, I don't like email, sorry if you're stuck".
Anyway, let's stay on topic folks... 
--janak
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01-04-2003, 11:48 PM
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Ed's point is that the parent poster had nothing to contribute, either positive or negative, about the situation. If they had said "I suggest you choose ISP X, they're cheap and their email is accessible", it would have been worthwhile. Saying "Don't use AOL" is tantamount to me posting on this thread that "I don't use email, I don't like email, sorry if you're stuck".
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That could certainly be argued... the suggestion to switch ISPs was certainly implied. A feeling of concern was shown, and if posts are allowed daily saying nothing more than "way to go" or "congrats", "sorry if you're stuck" seems fine by me too. He contributed a negative to the subject of AOL and email, while contributing a positive to the poster. The problem is he did it straight to the point without wasting so many words. Alright, I had to try. :wink:
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01-05-2003, 12:07 AM
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The difference Rirath is he wasn't asking about ISPs. He, as an AOL user, had found a solution that has been dogging people for months on various boards, how to check AOL email with a Pocket PC 2002 device.
It would be like saying "Hey, here is a modem for the Toshiba e310" and someone replying "Don't have a 310, don't like the 310, glad I don't have it. Sorry for all those stuck with it."
Not only does that not contribute to the thread, it detracts from it. If you don't use AOL, or don't have a 310, stay away from those threads unless you have a positive contribution.
Now, if someone had said "Hey, looking for a Pocket PC, thinking about the e310. Got any comments?" then yes, totally different, speak up.
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01-05-2003, 01:51 AM
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The funny thing is his solution is to use another ISP, bringing ISPs into the conversation.
As for asking... like I ever wait for anyone to ask. :wink:
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It would be like saying "Hey, here is a modem for the Toshiba e310" and someone replying "Don't have a 310, don't like the 310, glad I don't have it. Sorry for all those stuck with it."
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Hmm, personally I'm not a fan of the 310... I'd agree and suggest the person go with a Dell. If I did like the 310 however, I'd tell him I'm perfectly happy being stuck with my 310 and that perhaps he should try a Dell instead. :wink:
It's not all that difficult to stick up for yourself or what you like and still get along. I love my cable modem. It's the best thing I've ever saw in terms of speed. However, if someone came and said they don't like cable modems, the answer is simple. I'd suggest they try DSL, it doesn't have the shared bandwidth issues that plague many areas but seem non-existant in mine. It's a great alternative, for around the same price. The downside being you probably won't have as high of a max downstream and maybe a dynamic IP depending on your provider. Failing that, the old stand by... ignore them.
As for the original post, some people don't feel like giving a long essay about why. "I don't like cable modems" would trust the readers ability to figure out other broadband alternatives. Not everyone is willing to put the effort of 3 paragraphs into a simple post. So long as it's civil and not "AO-SMELL suxx0rs!!!", I can't see the crime.
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01-05-2003, 02:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Rirath
The funny thing is his solution is to use another ISP, bringing ISPs into the conversation.
As for asking... like I ever wait for anyone to ask. :wink:
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It would be like saying "Hey, here is a modem for the Toshiba e310" and someone replying "Don't have a 310, don't like the 310, glad I don't have it. Sorry for all those stuck with it."
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Hmm, personally I'm not a fan of the 310... I'd agree and suggest the person go with a Dell. If I did like the 310 however, I'd tell him I'm perfectly happy being stuck with my 310 and that he should try a Dell. :wink: |
Boy, I can't believe someone called you "antagonistic" today. :wink: :wink: :wink:
Steve
Joking: Don't unleash the wrath of Rirath on me... :lol:
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01-05-2003, 02:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Steven Cedrone
Boy, I can't believe someone called you "antagonistic" today. :wink: :wink: :wink:
Steve
Joking: Don't unleash the wrath of Rirath on me... :lol:
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Now this, I can agree with.  Actually, I'm just having a good time. I hope *cough* certain people *cough* don't feel I've lost my temper and am raging against everyone or anything way off base like that. I'm just havin fun. :wink:
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01-05-2003, 02:53 AM
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AOL was 'the internet with training wheels' for some of us, 7 or so years ago. Then I moved to a dial-up ISP(Mindspring) and hence to ATT cable.
Although some folk voice disparagingly about it, it's a doorway that gets newcomers on the true path.
I know of a full-sized Hotel that relies on AOL for their corporate mail, of their 60 people staff only the business department uses the 'limit of 7' email accounts.
It's easy, self-contained, self-updating and self-repairing(mostly). Some business person is told to be on the road tomorrow and to report in by the internet and that person had no real experience of using the internet or whatever, if they didn't have their IT department set it up for them, that person could set up an AOL account in less than an hour and likely be using it.
It works for some people, at this period of my experience I myself would not go to AOL as my first choice, maybe 'Netzero', but I might keep it as my hold card.
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