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JustJack
10-11-2002, 03:31 PM
Well, I don't know if it's mainstream yet, but my bro works for AoL, and in the past we have gotten to try the latest "point 0" AoL before anyone else actually gets it. Anyway...I got up this morning, and sure enough...Aol 8.0 is on our computer now.

Nothing has changed. It's the same layout, new colors, and...*gasp* SHADOWS!!!(you'll see...). Nothing real special. Although when I got on, I was able to chose which "welcome" screen I want. You know that little box that appears with news and weather reports? With the "you've got mail" button? Well...now you can choose between a box that comes up and tells news and sports, stock tips and the related, entertainment news, Video Game reports, and a few others.

I went with the Video game thingy. I think it also reports cartoons and stuff...but, it seemed like the better choice.

Anyway....AoL 8.0....nothing new, really. Nothing to get excited about.
Zapages
10-11-2002, 03:51 PM
AOL sucks, Plain and simple... For me it did.
meatwad945
10-11-2002, 04:32 PM
Originally posted by JustJack
Well, I don't know if it's mainstream yet, but my bro works for AoL, and in the past we have gotten to try the latest "point 0" AoL before anyone else actually gets it. Anyway...I got up this morning, and sure enough...Aol 8.0 is on our computer now.

Nothing has changed. It's the same layout, new colors, and...*gasp* SHADOWS!!!(you'll see...). Nothing real special. Although when I got on, I was able to chose which "welcome" screen I want. You know that little box that appears with news and weather reports? With the "you've got mail" button? Well...now you can choose between a box that comes up and tells news and sports, stock tips and the related, entertainment news, Video Game reports, and a few others.

I went with the Video game thingy. I think it also reports cartoons and stuff...but, it seemed like the better choice.

Anyway....AoL 8.0....nothing new, really. Nothing to get excited about.

what is this aol you speak of is it similar to gay ol' hell
Sandro
10-11-2002, 05:07 PM
AOL sucks, Plain and simple

Well said!
Ajax
10-11-2002, 06:13 PM
A.....................O..............L
What the hell is that?
Pilmedium
10-11-2002, 06:49 PM
Originally posted by JustJack
Nothing has changed. It's the same layout, new colors, and...*gasp* SHADOWS!!!(you'll see...). Nothing real special. Although when I got on, I was able to chose which "welcome" screen I want. You know that little box that appears with news and weather reports? With the "you've got mail" button? Well...now you can choose between a box that comes up and tells news and sports, stock tips and the related, entertainment news, Video Game reports, and a few others.

It sounds like these updates are for marketing purposes only. It would be important which welcome page you choose if you are looking for news, but that's about it. Is it slow, as the title of the thread suggests?
jeffrey 228
10-11-2002, 09:34 PM
Well that is why I never like AOL and will never join AOL, bad service.
Evil Dr. Reef
10-11-2002, 10:30 PM
Originally posted by Comic Book Guy
A.....................O..............L
What the hell is that?
It's a crappy, ass-backwards Internet Service that people such as myself are unfortunate enough to have signed up for. And yes, I know that was sarcasm.
jeffrey 228
10-11-2002, 10:51 PM
Not to mention for a fact it is number 1 on the most amount of Spam amils ever. :rolleyes: :eek:
gtracer72
10-11-2002, 11:05 PM
The fact that AOL is crap is surpriseing to people :confused: ?
Discloner
10-11-2002, 11:05 PM
Originally posted by jeffrey 228
Not to mention for a fact it is number 1 on the most amount of Spam amils ever. :rolleyes: :eek:


I am not on AOL right now, but I do have a AOL account on a diffrent computer.

Lets take a peek into my mailbox shall we?

WOW 137 new messages.....all SPAM.

PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,Spam,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,morage help,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN,PORN.

Need I say more?
jeffrey 228
10-11-2002, 11:08 PM
Nope, your correct on the Spam Mail.
Jedigreedo
10-12-2002, 12:30 AM
AOL 8 has shadows? Sounds like they're trying to copy XP, seems to me though it would be more of a resource hog for something like AOL.
wrenchien
10-12-2002, 01:34 AM
i don't use aol.

not that i'll say whether i ever have or not, but i don't use it.
ToonamiFanatic
10-12-2002, 01:36 AM
Well I guess Aol 8.0 is here but I am for one not going to upgrade
I had 3.0 for ever then got a new computer which had 5.0 then it messed up so I am currently on 7.0 and thats its unless I have to get a computer in the near future like if my computer is outdated by a year or so.
But Aol is ok not the best ISP there is out there. but I really dont know what other ISP to go with thats reliable well sort of reliable like AOL
jeffrey 228
10-12-2002, 02:43 AM
Well I know you also want to advoid MSN only if you have connection or service problems like mine.
Pilmedium
10-12-2002, 04:35 PM
Originally posted by ToonamiFanatic
Well I guess Aol 8.0 is here but I am for one not going to upgrade

I don't plan to upgrade. 5.0 is better than 7 in two ways, so how is 8 any better? Printing is more convenient in version 5.
Chikorita
10-13-2002, 01:44 AM
I downloaded 8.0..its pretty much the same,like you said,but better colors...and IM is better than before. XD I'm talking to someone right now,and I'm showing all of the weird similies you get to chose from..thats like the only thing thats good about aol...
jeffrey 228
10-13-2002, 02:31 AM
And that is what I call not much of a change at all. :confused:
DarkMaster
10-13-2002, 11:49 AM
If they stopped using graphic boxes and used a broadband connection maybe they'd actually be making money. :rolleyes:
jeffrey 228
10-13-2002, 12:19 PM
Yea but AT&T and MSN Have there ISP's for support, and that is about the only service we got up here.
Watermelon
10-13-2002, 02:03 PM
Don't trust the commercials. There fake.

Did you notice it's ALWAYS the best time to join AOL?
jeffrey 228
10-13-2002, 02:53 PM
Yea and that you keep getting free CD's to join AOL but then pay a huge Fee for them, very bad I most ask.
Zapages
10-13-2002, 07:01 PM
It's all conspiracy, to get people to join AOL and then charge them million dollars for a month to be a memeber... the second part was j/k
Calhoun07
10-14-2002, 12:26 AM
I cancelled my AOL about a month ago. I got a self install kit from Comcast for high speed cable modem and while I was running the cable from my wall outlet to my computer, the phone rang. It was an AOL rep apologizing if it wasn't the best time to call, but he wanted to tell me about new AOL 8.0 and how I could get it for free and get back online under my old screen name for a limited time. I said, he was right, it wasn't the best time to call, I was in the middle of installing my cable modem, and hung up on him.
jeffrey 228
10-14-2002, 07:44 PM
Well best that you did that then, because AOL would be charging you even more.
Pilmedium
10-14-2002, 07:51 PM
Originally posted by socks
Did you notice it's ALWAYS the best time to join AOL?

They act like that even though each version is no better than the previous one.

Originally posted by jeffrey 228
Yea and that you keep getting free CD's to join AOL but then pay a huge Fee for them, very bad I most ask.

People cannot resist the word "free."
jeffrey 228
10-14-2002, 07:54 PM
Yea and end up getting in troble after that you got to pay alot.
Calhoun07
10-15-2002, 02:04 AM
What I hate even more about AOL is that it forces their media player crap on to your computer, which causes conflicts with other media players on my computer. When I got AOL 7.0, their media player caused problems on my other media players, and I know I am not the only person who has had AOL jack other programs up on their computer, as I know somebody who used to work for their help desk. So I called them trying to resolve the issues, and was told that the problems were with my other programs, and I needed to contact the people who made them, regardless of the fact that they worked fine before AOL 7.0. They were not phased by the fact that it was their program that caused my problems. Oh, and since I stopped using AOL 7.0, I've had no problems using my media players online. Imagine that, huh! So I wonder how badly 8.0 will mess up systems?