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for pity sakes. AOL has been threatening to kill off McAfee for over a
year now. PLEASE AOL! Just do it and get it over with! "If you have to shoot...SHOOT! Don't talk..." Cripes! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUslGSoEH8I Dear bschnautz, The software license for your McAfee® VirusScan® Plus - Special edition from AOL will expire this month. Once your current license expires, your PC may be at risk. That's why we have partnered with McAfee to offer you our premium security software at a 43% discount off the normal retail price. McAfee® Internet Security Suite - Special edition from AOL provides our highest level of protection, with additional safeguards not included in your current version of VirusScan Plus: * Faster start-up, shut-down, and scan times allow you to play games, watch videos, and be productive on your computer without your security software slowing you down * Identity-theft protection helps you shop, bank, and trade stocks online safely * Network monitoring alerts you when intruders attempt to connect to your home network Plus, the recently released version of McAfee Internet Security Suite, McAfee 2009, changes the game on how threats are identified. McAfee's Active Protection technology can analyze and block a new threat in seconds, rather than waiting hours for updates like other computer security programs. This is important because a previously unknown virus can attack through a Web site, e-mail or instant message as soon as you connect to the Internet. Every month as many as 5,000 new online threats are discovered. With that number growing at an alarming rate, you cannot afford to be without comprehensive PC protection. Upgrade now to take advantage of AOL's special offer -- doing so will help avoid a lapse in your computer's protection and provide additional peace of mind. Sincerely, AOL Member Services ©2009 AOL LLC. All Rights Reserved. AOL and the AOL Triangle Logo are registered trademarks of AOL LLC. All other trademarks and/or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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I didn't realize anyone still used AOL.
Man, I miss those CDs that used to come packaged with *everything.* g I used to be a sysop on a popular forum on Compuserve, and when AOL came along, the brain trusts at CIS thought they were king of the hill, and did nothing... right up until AOL bought them. Thanks to those CDs... --Mike "Tim" wrote in message ... for pity sakes. AOL has been threatening to kill off McAfee for over a year now. PLEASE AOL! Just do it and get it over with! "If you have to shoot...SHOOT! Don't talk..." Cripes! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUslGSoEH8I Dear bschnautz, The software license for your McAfee® VirusScan® Plus - Special edition from AOL will expire this month. Once your current license expires, your PC may be at risk. That's why we have partnered with McAfee to offer you our premium security software at a 43% discount off the normal retail price. McAfee® Internet Security Suite - Special edition from AOL provides our highest level of protection, with additional safeguards not included in your current version of VirusScan Plus: * Faster start-up, shut-down, and scan times allow you to play games, watch videos, and be productive on your computer without your security software slowing you down * Identity-theft protection helps you shop, bank, and trade stocks online safely * Network monitoring alerts you when intruders attempt to connect to your home network Plus, the recently released version of McAfee Internet Security Suite, McAfee 2009, changes the game on how threats are identified. McAfee's Active Protection technology can analyze and block a new threat in seconds, rather than waiting hours for updates like other computer security programs. This is important because a previously unknown virus can attack through a Web site, e-mail or instant message as soon as you connect to the Internet. Every month as many as 5,000 new online threats are discovered. With that number growing at an alarming rate, you cannot afford to be without comprehensive PC protection. Upgrade now to take advantage of AOL's special offer -- doing so will help avoid a lapse in your computer's protection and provide additional peace of mind. Sincerely, AOL Member Services ©2009 AOL LLC. All Rights Reserved. AOL and the AOL Triangle Logo are registered trademarks of AOL LLC. All other trademarks and/or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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On Wed, 7 Oct 2009 21:15:16 -0700, "mgg" wrote:
I used to be a sysop on a popular forum on Compuserve, and when AOL came along, the brain trusts at CIS thought they were king of the hill, and did nothing... right up until AOL bought them. Thanks to those CDs... Compuserve was the best back in the 80s and early 90s. They threw it all away by not keeping up with the times. H&R Block treated them like a cash cow and CIS management got complacent. |
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"Wayne.B" wrote in message ... On Wed, 7 Oct 2009 21:15:16 -0700, "mgg" wrote: I used to be a sysop on a popular forum on Compuserve, and when AOL came along, the brain trusts at CIS thought they were king of the hill, and did nothing... right up until AOL bought them. Thanks to those CDs... Compuserve was the best back in the 80s and early 90s. They threw it all away by not keeping up with the times. H&R Block treated them like a cash cow and CIS management got complacent. Absolutely. When CIS decided not to embrace the "new" internet, and continue to charge extra for their content, they nailed their coffin shut. I was involved in it all, and myself along with a bunch of other sysops begged them to change policy. It all fell on deaf ears. Compuserve *was* a cash cow, and it was milked dry. Prodigy and GEnie never even got close to them. --Mike |
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On Wed, 7 Oct 2009 21:15:16 -0700, "mgg" wrote:
I didn't realize anyone still used AOL. This is Tim we're talking about here - the Luddite's Luddite. He's still using a Tandy 386. |
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On 10/8/09 6:13 AM, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:
On Wed, 7 Oct 2009 21:15:16 -0700, wrote: I didn't realize anyone still used AOL. This is Tim we're talking about here - the Luddite's Luddite. He's still using a Tandy 386. Sorta like using a large horsepower two cycle outboard,eh? -- Birther-Deather-Tenther-Teabagger: Idiots All |
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Is AOL still in business? I thought they folded.
Tim wrote: for pity sakes. AOL has been threatening to kill off McAfee for over a year now. PLEASE AOL! Just do it and get it over with! "If you have to shoot...SHOOT! Don't talk..." Cripes! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUslGSoEH8I Dear bschnautz, The software license for your McAfee® VirusScan® Plus - Special edition from AOL will expire this month. Once your current license expires, your PC may be at risk. That's why we have partnered with McAfee to offer you our premium security software at a 43% discount off the normal retail price. McAfee® Internet Security Suite - Special edition from AOL provides our highest level of protection, with additional safeguards not included in your current version of VirusScan Plus: * Faster start-up, shut-down, and scan times allow you to play games, watch videos, and be productive on your computer without your security software slowing you down * Identity-theft protection helps you shop, bank, and trade stocks online safely * Network monitoring alerts you when intruders attempt to connect to your home network Plus, the recently released version of McAfee Internet Security Suite, McAfee 2009, changes the game on how threats are identified. McAfee's Active Protection technology can analyze and block a new threat in seconds, rather than waiting hours for updates like other computer security programs. This is important because a previously unknown virus can attack through a Web site, e-mail or instant message as soon as you connect to the Internet. Every month as many as 5,000 new online threats are discovered. With that number growing at an alarming rate, you cannot afford to be without comprehensive PC protection. Upgrade now to take advantage of AOL's special offer -- doing so will help avoid a lapse in your computer's protection and provide additional peace of mind. Sincerely, AOL Member Services ©2009 AOL LLC. All Rights Reserved. AOL and the AOL Triangle Logo are registered trademarks of AOL LLC. All other trademarks and/or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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On Oct 8, 5:13*am, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote: On Wed, 7 Oct 2009 21:15:16 -0700, "mgg" wrote: I didn't realize anyone still used AOL. This is Tim we're talking about here - the Luddite's Luddite. He's still using a Tandy 386. you're close Tom. Even though it's missing some of the features of my wifes, Blackberry, the Tandy 102 suits me fine. http://www.electronixandmore.com/mis...ers/2tandy.jpg Yes, I still have an AOL acct. I go look at it about once a week if I rememebr to. and clean out some of the junk. I still have friends who like to pass around a lot of "cutsies" And I'm afraid if I let the build up to where the email box stuffs full, they'll be getting them back then asking me why. So.... But there was a time when I actually thought Aol *WAS* the internet. I thought that AOL was the actual name of the internet. I should have canceled them, but i kept paying their monthly extortion fee till they came out with the "free" edition a couple maybe three years ago. that upgrade took out some of their features but not enough to justify having them. So....... I have a gmail account, and Firefox. What more do I need? |
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On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 04:58:28 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: I have a gmail account, and Firefox. What more do I need? Nada except maybe for Agent newsreader. If you set up your AOL mail to forward to GMAIL, you won't have to worry about your AOL inbox filling up. |
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On Oct 8, 8:50*am, Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 04:58:28 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: I have a gmail account, and Firefox. What more do I need? Nada except maybe for Agent newsreader. * If you set up your AOL mail to forward to GMAIL, you won't have to worry about your AOL inbox filling up. Well actually Wayne, i like having the AOL account and I know you can swing the emails over using a reader, but that's the point. for the friends that like to shotgun out emails of jokes and cute stories etc, I'd just as soon not let them have my Gmail acct. If I feel like answering them I'll do it on AOL. It keeps my gmail a lot cleaner and even though it's not SPAM, I dont' have to wade through all the crap. |
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On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 04:58:28 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: But there was a time when I actually thought Aol *WAS* the internet. I thought that AOL was the actual name of the internet. I should have canceled them, but i kept paying their monthly extortion fee till they came out with the "free" edition a couple maybe three years ago. that upgrade took out some of their features but not enough to justify having them. You were young enough to break away. My dad and stepmom are still handcuffed to it, and can't imagine living without it since they have so much stuff tied to it. I think AOL's further survival is closely related to actuarial mortality tables. --Vic |
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On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 10:15:40 -0400, Tosk
wrote: Yes, after a very deliberate insinuation that they were "the internet". It made many older folks afraid to leave them.. Years ago when I built computers, I used to put it right in the contract "installing anything AOL voids the warrantee, period". My dad's computer was running out of memory when I was down there so I disabled all the startup items with msconfig. Think he has 2gb memory. Didn't bother looking at the list, but it was long. Probably AOL's fault. But it could be a Bush or Obama doing. --Vic |
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On Oct 8, 5:41*pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 10:15:40 -0400, Tosk wrote: Yes, after a very deliberate insinuation that they were "the internet". It made many older folks afraid to leave them.. Years ago when I built computers, I used to put it right in the contract "installing anything AOL voids the warrantee, period". My dad's computer was running out of memory when I was down there so I disabled all the startup items with msconfig. Think he has 2gb memory. Didn't bother looking at the list, but it was long. Probably AOL's fault. * But it could be a Bush or Obama doing. --Vic * If you shut down AOL, occasionally it would stop the shut down so it could clean out a bunch of it's "artwork" which was a real pig on memory space. i wonder how much AOL pays computer mfj's to still pre load AOL on new machines. i know there were lots of people crabbing about trying to find a new machine that didn't have AOL preloaded on it. |
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On 10/8/09 6:52 PM, Tim wrote:
On Oct 8, 5:41 pm, Vic wrote: On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 10:15:40 -0400, Tosk wrote: Yes, after a very deliberate insinuation that they were "the internet". It made many older folks afraid to leave them.. Years ago when I built computers, I used to put it right in the contract "installing anything AOL voids the warrantee, period". My dad's computer was running out of memory when I was down there so I disabled all the startup items with msconfig. Think he has 2gb memory. Didn't bother looking at the list, but it was long. Probably AOL's fault. But it could be a Bush or Obama doing. --Vic If you shut down AOL, occasionally it would stop the shut down so it could clean out a bunch of it's "artwork" which was a real pig on memory space. i wonder how much AOL pays computer mfj's to still pre load AOL on new machines. i know there were lots of people crabbing about trying to find a new machine that didn't have AOL preloaded on it. I haven't seen a new computer with AOL on it for some years. Even the CD mailings have stopped. -- Birther-Deather-Tenther-Teabagger: Idiots All |
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On Oct 8, 5:57*pm, H the K wrote:
On 10/8/09 6:52 PM, Tim wrote: On Oct 8, 5:41 pm, Vic *wrote: On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 10:15:40 -0400, Tosk *wrote: Yes, after a very deliberate insinuation that they were "the internet". It made many older folks afraid to leave them.. Years ago when I built computers, I used to put it right in the contract "installing anything AOL voids the warrantee, period". My dad's computer was running out of memory when I was down there so I disabled all the startup items with msconfig. Think he has 2gb memory. Didn't bother looking at the list, but it was long. Probably AOL's fault. * But it could be a Bush or Obama doing. --Vic If you shut down AOL, occasionally it would stop the shut down so it could clean out a bunch of it's "artwork" which was a real pig on memory space. i wonder how much AOL pays computer mfj's to still pre load AOL on new machines. i know there were lots of people crabbing about trying to find a new machine that didn't have AOL preloaded on it. I haven't seen a new computer with AOL on it for some years. Even the CD mailings have stopped. -- Birther-Deather-Tenther-Teabagger: Idiots All- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Maybe there was enough creabbuing going on that the mfj's quit it. I haven't seen any cd mailings either, but usually and occasionally there will be a bin full of them at the grocery store for free. The last update I new of was AOL 9.0 which was jsut a glorified version of 8.0 which was a glorified verson of 7.0 etc. And I thought the 7 was better than the 9! But my wife has an old lappy which still has AOL 3.0 on it.... somewhere |
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On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 16:13:17 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: On Oct 8, 5:57*pm, H the K wrote: On 10/8/09 6:52 PM, Tim wrote: On Oct 8, 5:41 pm, Vic *wrote: On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 10:15:40 -0400, Tosk *wrote: Yes, after a very deliberate insinuation that they were "the internet". It made many older folks afraid to leave them.. Years ago when I built computers, I used to put it right in the contract "installing anything AOL voids the warrantee, period". My dad's computer was running out of memory when I was down there so I disabled all the startup items with msconfig. Think he has 2gb memory. Didn't bother looking at the list, but it was long. Probably AOL's fault. * But it could be a Bush or Obama doing. --Vic If you shut down AOL, occasionally it would stop the shut down so it could clean out a bunch of it's "artwork" which was a real pig on memory space. i wonder how much AOL pays computer mfj's to still pre load AOL on new machines. i know there were lots of people crabbing about trying to find a new machine that didn't have AOL preloaded on it. I haven't seen a new computer with AOL on it for some years. Even the CD mailings have stopped. -- Birther-Deather-Tenther-Teabagger: Idiots All- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Maybe there was enough creabbuing going on that the mfj's quit it. I haven't seen any cd mailings either, but usually and occasionally there will be a bin full of them at the grocery store for free. The last update I new of was AOL 9.0 which was jsut a glorified version of 8.0 which was a glorified verson of 7.0 etc. And I thought the 7 was better than the 9! But my wife has an old lappy which still has AOL 3.0 on it.... somewhere The CD mailings may have stopped because someone finally realized what a drain they were on the worldwide supply of natural resources. |
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wrote in message ... On Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:57:33 -0400, H the K wrote: On 10/8/09 6:52 PM, Tim wrote: On Oct 8, 5:41 pm, Vic wrote: On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 10:15:40 -0400, Tosk wrote: Yes, after a very deliberate insinuation that they were "the internet". It made many older folks afraid to leave them.. Years ago when I built computers, I used to put it right in the contract "installing anything AOL voids the warrantee, period". My dad's computer was running out of memory when I was down there so I disabled all the startup items with msconfig. Think he has 2gb memory. Didn't bother looking at the list, but it was long. Probably AOL's fault. But it could be a Bush or Obama doing. --Vic If you shut down AOL, occasionally it would stop the shut down so it could clean out a bunch of it's "artwork" which was a real pig on memory space. i wonder how much AOL pays computer mfj's to still pre load AOL on new machines. i know there were lots of people crabbing about trying to find a new machine that didn't have AOL preloaded on it. I haven't seen a new computer with AOL on it for some years. Even the CD mailings have stopped. AOL does not have much proprietary content anymore. They want to be Google, just selling ads and making the service free. I think they would be just as happy to get out of the software business. I still think the AOL 7 (the version I run) still has the best Email client around. It beats Thunderbird and all the various microsoft crap. That's 'cause you're used to it. I used to have an offline reader for CIS that did email as well, and I thought *that* was the cat's meeow. Same was true with ReplayTV, and after 2 years with it, had to learn TIVO when I went to DirecTV. Now DTV has their own brand of DVR, and since I'm finally used to it... it's the best. g All software has it's good an bad. Whatever floats yer boat... --Mike |
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wrote:
On Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:12:34 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote: wrote: On Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:57:33 -0400, H the K wrote: On 10/8/09 6:52 PM, Tim wrote: On Oct 8, 5:41 pm, Vic wrote: On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 10:15:40 -0400, Tosk wrote: Yes, after a very deliberate insinuation that they were "the internet". It made many older folks afraid to leave them.. Years ago when I built computers, I used to put it right in the contract "installing anything AOL voids the warrantee, period". My dad's computer was running out of memory when I was down there so I disabled all the startup items with msconfig. Think he has 2gb memory. Didn't bother looking at the list, but it was long. Probably AOL's fault. But it could be a Bush or Obama doing. --Vic If you shut down AOL, occasionally it would stop the shut down so it could clean out a bunch of it's "artwork" which was a real pig on memory space. i wonder how much AOL pays computer mfj's to still pre load AOL on new machines. i know there were lots of people crabbing about trying to find a new machine that didn't have AOL preloaded on it. I haven't seen a new computer with AOL on it for some years. Even the CD mailings have stopped. AOL does not have much proprietary content anymore. They want to be Google, just selling ads and making the service free. I think they would be just as happy to get out of the software business. I still think the AOL 7 (the version I run) still has the best Email client around. It beats Thunderbird and all the various microsoft crap. They may be one of the few places that still support dial up tho and that is worth something to me. Broadband is always the first thing to go in a hurricane but I have never lost the phone. During and after Charlie I was on my PC, running off an inverter in my car, looking at the Florida weather radar and the NHC at NOAA. DSL? Yet to be seen. I know it is a lot better than Comcast because I am running DSL now but let's see how they do after a hurricane. Comcast got the TV back in 3 days after Charlie and Wilma but the broadband was down over a week both times. Power was out a day after Charlie, a few hours after Wilma. I didn't even have time to move over to my propane fridge on the last one.. DSL from your phone company should be as reliable as dial tone. Let's hope we don't have to find out! I'm in central Florida so the huricane threat is not quite as bad as the coastal areas. Although a tornada touched down about a mile from our home a few years ago a did a real number on the area. |
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On 10/9/09 8:15 AM, D.Duck wrote:
wrote: On Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:12:34 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote: wrote: On Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:57:33 -0400, H the K wrote: On 10/8/09 6:52 PM, Tim wrote: On Oct 8, 5:41 pm, Vic wrote: On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 10:15:40 -0400, Tosk wrote: Yes, after a very deliberate insinuation that they were "the internet". It made many older folks afraid to leave them.. Years ago when I built computers, I used to put it right in the contract "installing anything AOL voids the warrantee, period". My dad's computer was running out of memory when I was down there so I disabled all the startup items with msconfig. Think he has 2gb memory. Didn't bother looking at the list, but it was long. Probably AOL's fault. But it could be a Bush or Obama doing. --Vic If you shut down AOL, occasionally it would stop the shut down so it could clean out a bunch of it's "artwork" which was a real pig on memory space. i wonder how much AOL pays computer mfj's to still pre load AOL on new machines. i know there were lots of people crabbing about trying to find a new machine that didn't have AOL preloaded on it. I haven't seen a new computer with AOL on it for some years. Even the CD mailings have stopped. AOL does not have much proprietary content anymore. They want to be Google, just selling ads and making the service free. I think they would be just as happy to get out of the software business. I still think the AOL 7 (the version I run) still has the best Email client around. It beats Thunderbird and all the various microsoft crap. They may be one of the few places that still support dial up tho and that is worth something to me. Broadband is always the first thing to go in a hurricane but I have never lost the phone. During and after Charlie I was on my PC, running off an inverter in my car, looking at the Florida weather radar and the NHC at NOAA. DSL? Yet to be seen. I know it is a lot better than Comcast because I am running DSL now but let's see how they do after a hurricane. Comcast got the TV back in 3 days after Charlie and Wilma but the broadband was down over a week both times. Power was out a day after Charlie, a few hours after Wilma. I didn't even have time to move over to my propane fridge on the last one.. DSL from your phone company should be as reliable as dial tone. Let's hope we don't have to find out! It sure as hell wasn't when we had DSL. Cable is a bit more reliable. My Bal'mer area friends who have FIOS are less than overwhelmed with it. -- Birther-Deather-Tenther-Teabagger: Idiots All |
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D.Duck wrote:
wrote: On Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:12:34 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote: wrote: On Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:57:33 -0400, H the K wrote: On 10/8/09 6:52 PM, Tim wrote: On Oct 8, 5:41 pm, Vic wrote: On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 10:15:40 -0400, Tosk wrote: Yes, after a very deliberate insinuation that they were "the internet". It made many older folks afraid to leave them.. Years ago when I built computers, I used to put it right in the contract "installing anything AOL voids the warrantee, period". My dad's computer was running out of memory when I was down there so I disabled all the startup items with msconfig. Think he has 2gb memory. Didn't bother looking at the list, but it was long. Probably AOL's fault. But it could be a Bush or Obama doing. --Vic If you shut down AOL, occasionally it would stop the shut down so it could clean out a bunch of it's "artwork" which was a real pig on memory space. i wonder how much AOL pays computer mfj's to still pre load AOL on new machines. i know there were lots of people crabbing about trying to find a new machine that didn't have AOL preloaded on it. I haven't seen a new computer with AOL on it for some years. Even the CD mailings have stopped. AOL does not have much proprietary content anymore. They want to be Google, just selling ads and making the service free. I think they would be just as happy to get out of the software business. I still think the AOL 7 (the version I run) still has the best Email client around. It beats Thunderbird and all the various microsoft crap. They may be one of the few places that still support dial up tho and that is worth something to me. Broadband is always the first thing to go in a hurricane but I have never lost the phone. During and after Charlie I was on my PC, running off an inverter in my car, looking at the Florida weather radar and the NHC at NOAA. DSL? Yet to be seen. I know it is a lot better than Comcast because I am running DSL now but let's see how they do after a hurricane. Comcast got the TV back in 3 days after Charlie and Wilma but the broadband was down over a week both times. Power was out a day after Charlie, a few hours after Wilma. I didn't even have time to move over to my propane fridge on the last one.. DSL from your phone company should be as reliable as dial tone. Let's hope we don't have to find out! I'm in central Florida so the huricane threat is not quite as bad as the coastal areas. Although a tornada touched down about a mile from our home a few years ago a did a real number on the area. Embarq has been known to have DSL outages that last days. A power failure will knock your DSL off line as well, unless you have a generator. |
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On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:15:48 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote:
DSL from your phone company should be as reliable as dial tone. Let's hope we don't have to find out! You'd think so but unfortunately that has not been my experience. It is more reliable than Comcast cable however, but a lot slower. |
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