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Is AOL Still Worth Downloading, Installing, and Using?

40 Responses (Add) | Tuesday, October 16th, 2007 at 10:01pm


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I remember when every day the mail would come, and there was at least one AOL disc included. It was everywhere, and you couldn’t seem to get away from it.

Over the next couple of months, AOL will be laying off more than 2,000 workers. This doesn’t really come as a suprise to many people. AOL is not the powerhouse it once was.

The software package is so bloated, and can seriously bog down your system. It is also Adware driven. Back in the day, AOL was one of the few options for getting online and having Email. However, it’s a simple thing to get online these days, and there’s honestly no reason to have to install this huge package that can slow you down, give you ads, and all the “features” you don’t even want or need.

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October 17th, 2007
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treebored

October 16th, 2007
at 3:14pm

I had aol until about two or three years ago, not realizing that I didn’t even need it to get online. I tried to uninstall it on my laptop, which was apparently a huge mistake. An epic battle ensued and four hours later, aol was finally off of my computer. It would literally reinstall itself, if I did not remove all of the files at once. It was a nightmare.

kevnca

October 16th, 2007
at 3:21pm

not a chance, avoid AOL like the plague!

zc456

October 16th, 2007
at 3:42pm

I’ve stopped using AOL when we finally got DSL. Even more so when Firefox came along.

DMXell

October 16th, 2007
at 3:56pm

I stupidly stuck with it till last November. I like internet suite’s so I was trying to find a good one that integrated email into it, then I found Opera and made the switch. I was stupid for waiting that long, but so long as I found the error in my ways lol.

DMXell

October 16th, 2007
at 3:59pm

Some guy in the chat (couldn’t make out his name) actually said Ubuntu sucks. This isn’t related to the topic, but this guy must be a Windows fanboy or just enjoy virus’ and system crashes.

caa1000

October 16th, 2007
at 4:55pm

AOL: “Goodbye!” I don’t want to pay for AOL if I have High Speed Internet. Unless is Dial Up and I’m not paying like $25 dollars for that! I rather go with People PC instead!

Super240987

October 16th, 2007
at 5:27pm

AOL is fantastic for me… im from UK and have had it for 4 years. I don’t have anything bad to say about it since i have a wireless router so don’t use the AOL software. I play counterstrike and always get good pings

treebored

October 16th, 2007
at 10:14pm

I had aol until about two or three years ago, not realizing that I didn’t even need it to get online. I tried to uninstall it on my laptop, which was apparently a huge mistake. An epic battle ensued and four hours later, aol was finally off of my computer. It would literally reinstall itself, if I did not remove all of the files at once. It was a nightmare.

kevnca

October 16th, 2007
at 10:21pm

not a chance, avoid AOL like the plague!

zc456

October 16th, 2007
at 10:42pm

I’ve stopped using AOL when we finally got DSL. Even more so when Firefox came along.

DMXell

October 16th, 2007
at 10:56pm

I stupidly stuck with it till last November. I like internet suite’s so I was trying to find a good one that integrated email into it, then I found Opera and made the switch. I was stupid for waiting that long, but so long as I found the error in my ways lol.

DMXell

October 16th, 2007
at 10:59pm

Some guy in the chat (couldn’t make out his name) actually said Ubuntu sucks. This isn’t related to the topic, but this guy must be a Windows fanboy or just enjoy virus’ and system crashes.

caa1000

October 16th, 2007
at 11:55pm

AOL: “Goodbye!” I don’t want to pay for AOL if I have High Speed Internet. Unless is Dial Up and I’m not paying like $25 dollars for that! I rather go with People PC instead!

Super240987

October 17th, 2007
at 12:27am

AOL is fantastic for me… im from UK and have had it for 4 years. I don’t have anything bad to say about it since i have a wireless router so don’t use the AOL software. I play counterstrike and always get good pings

skittleboy101

October 17th, 2007
at 6:21am

I stopped using AOL when I finally got cable for Internet…

zach

October 17th, 2007
at 5:45am

The world will be a better place when AOL is gone completely.

skittleboy101

October 17th, 2007
at 1:21pm

I stopped using AOL when I finally got cable for Internet…

Scott Mead

October 17th, 2007
at 4:15pm

AOL Floppys made good storage disks, never had to buy Floppy disks, got one daily. As far as AOL cds, they work good for fishing :)

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October 19th, 2007
at 7:19am

AO-HELL!

First thing I do when spring cleaning someone’s computer is remove AOL – it’s just AWFUL!

AOL is essentially offering up “their version” of the web and email etc – let people learn about POP3 email and web browsers – we don’t need to be spoon fed anymore, we don’t need extra bloatware on our systems, and we don’t need AOHELL!

I-user

October 22nd, 2007
at 4:56pm

I’ve installed it once years and years ago and used their browser while connected to a university LAN that connected me to the web. I thought it was kinda cute but couldn’t see any real practical value to it since I already had an internet connection (much faster than they could ever provide!). I uninstalled it and have never used it since!!

overmind2

October 28th, 2007
at 4:33am

aol= asholes online

aol is still working on dial up how sad

comcast ftw

overmind2

October 28th, 2007
at 4:38am

ubuntu dose not suck neither dose linux, the guy in the chatrooms a windows fanboy

overmind2

October 28th, 2007
at 11:33am

aol= asholes online

aol is still working on dial up how sad

comcast ftw

overmind2

October 28th, 2007
at 11:38am

ubuntu dose not suck neither dose linux, the guy in the chatrooms a windows fanboy

rabbitnightmare

November 3rd, 2007
at 7:49am

If AOL offered free internet paid for by add revenu it would catch on again.

rabbitnightmare

November 3rd, 2007
at 2:49pm

If AOL offered free internet paid for by add revenu it would catch on again.

Chopper1995

November 7th, 2007
at 5:04am

me and my dad use it im on my laptop and we have broadband its fine for me and the e-mail system is also good i use aol 9.0

joefileman

December 10th, 2007
at 3:12am

The race is on for free broadband everywhere!!! yeah!!!

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