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Shady Simpson
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Posted: 3rd May 2003 17:49
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Hi,

This question has nothing to do with DarkBASIC but I can't find out anywhere else.

I've got AOL and I think everything about it is shit except the price.
So I was wonderin if it was possible to connect to the internet using AOL Access numbers but log on to Internet Explorer.(If you can understand this)

Like use Internet Explorer instead of AOL but still pay the same a month?

Thanx.
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darkCorridor
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Posted: 3rd May 2003 18:07
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If you Connect to AOL then minimise it and open IE it works and is running through AOL

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Shady Simpson
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Posted: 3rd May 2003 18:19
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yeah, but that slows everything down, what I really want is to connect only using AOL's numbers not through AOL.

Thanx for the reply though.

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Kangaroo2
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Posted: 3rd May 2003 19:05
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They don't let you connect through an external number, because they get paid for their adverts and how many times ppl see them There are ways round it but they cut you off and fine you if you do

Have you tried Freeserve? I think they allow unlimited hours on the net free (like AOL) but are £12.99 a month not £15.99 Although last timew I tried to use them (over a year ago) they were always engaged when you tried to dial up Supossedly they are better now

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Evil Noodle
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get blueyonder broadband its the mutts nuts
£25 for existing customers

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Kangaroo2
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Posted: 3rd May 2003 22:06
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I can't get broadband where I live

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MrTAToad
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Posted: 4th May 2003 03:24
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Ah! You poor thing!

Good news everyone! I really am THAT good...
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QuothTheRaven
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Posted: 4th May 2003 04:44
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AOL is awesome...what are you talking about? All your connection problems are just that, connection problems. AOL is suprisingly stable. 56k's are not.

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the_winch
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Posted: 4th May 2003 06:23
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When I used aol a while ago it's software wasn't great.
I have never had a crash from windows dun but the aol software would be responsible for a couple of crashes a week. Pehaps the later versions are better.
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David T
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Posted: 4th May 2003 14:47
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I think NDO are free too (well, you have to pay for the calls but nothing else), and you get a totally free domain name

You are the th person to view this signature.
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Shady Simpson
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Posted: 4th May 2003 20:45
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the problem with AOL is it's crappy interface and it is absolutely solid to work your way around, I prefer internet explorer.

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rapscaLLion
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Posted: 4th May 2003 21:30
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if you pay cheap prices, you get cheap stuff in return. IE-> I would never trust a hamburger from mcdonalds that costs 99 cents Canadian. Why? Because I wouldn't want to eat a hamburger that cost less than $1 CAD to put together. In order to cut the price, they obviously had to cut quality, and it makes you wonder what the hell they are putting in this "hamburger". Kinda like how they now advertise 100% white meat in Chicken MCNuggets here in Canada. Well what the hell was it before??? Black meat? Filler? Do I even want to know?

So getting back on track, if you want quality internet, you have to pay for it. Sorry

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Shadow Robert
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Posted: 5th May 2003 00:10
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Shady i always sign on AOL and then use IE6 or MSN6 ... i mean all you have to do is set it as your default browser - but then again AOL 8.0 is pretty good, and they've finally finished the UK conversion of it (they needed to setup the new servers which are pretty good like MSN8's (no i've got no idea what happened to 7 either)

there are a few AOLdialers out there, but they don't work 100% because AOL like most US companies use thier own dialers - which makes it niegh on impossible to bloody connect without them knowing because you really need to use thier software (which is a pig for online gamers as it takes up 10% of the CPU)

but i wouldn't worry about it too greatly

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Dazzy
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I do the same as Raven and all I can say about AOL is that out of all the ISP's I have tried over the years(and there are lots!), AOL, connects me first time, every time, always around 50k, and i have never been discounted in the last 14 months.

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Shadow Robert
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Posted: 5th May 2003 00:43
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yeah since 7.0 was introduced it became one of the the most stable narrowband connections around
plus the worldwide connection and cheap price with no cutoff points was also a plus.

FreeServe and such give you only 2hrs if i remember then they lop you off - and if they find out you've used a stay online program they can discontinue your service.
Broadband AOL isn't half bad either ... although if you can afford it then i'd go for NTL:Home or AT&T Broadband or possible Verizon Wireless

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Posted: 5th May 2003 03:19
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raps its a combo of 6 week old chickens fully bred into young adults.
A process that takes nature a few months.

Blend that with a bit of rabbit and you got a bucket of kfcs finest.

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