Tuesday, 22 March 2011

AOL Grrr!!!!!!

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 I'm phoned at home by AOL. After 12 years as a "faithful" customer they offer me a single month free, if, yes, if I sign up to a no get out contract for the next 18 months. I ask you. I politely refuse and point out that if I move to Plusnet I would save £180 over the same period.

Immediately after this little chat my AOL connection begins struggling to load pages with a speed averaging 230-350kb. I can't load photos, can't use Ebay, Paypal etc etc - Spite? Coincidence? Whatever, NOT a great incentive to sign up for another 18 months, is it fellas?

On a positive note - I dropped into Model Zone in Aberdeen and found OO scale cars from a James Bond diecast car collection that were on sale for £1 each.

So I picked up two of the Lotus Esprit 'submarine' models. You know, the sports car that turned into a submarine in The Spy Who Loved Me. Not because I'm a trousers made out of jam Bond fan, but because they make pretty decent 15mm Sci Fi civilian grav cars.

And on that bombshell....... 



Cheers
Mark
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9 comments:

  1. Kaiser23 March 2011 at 00:09

    It would not surprise me if that was not a coincidence...

    I'm surprised that Brits actually get AOL... I mean, we don't even use it in the States, really...

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  2. Unknown23 March 2011 at 01:39

    Damn...

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  3. Spartan 11723 March 2011 at 04:06

    AOL? They provide internet access? I thought that they were a myth.

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  4. Phil Curran23 March 2011 at 07:57

    Plusnet i'd never heard of them until today, typical and i've just signed up for a 12 month BT unlimited download contract only last week.

    On a different aside are you sure that you and the Dropship Bunny aren't a Bond and bond girl duo ;-)

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  5. dyvimslorm23 March 2011 at 15:40

    lol, Aol who?

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  6. Anonymous23 March 2011 at 17:02

    Re the JB cars, picked up 8 for 99p each. You can never have too many Airraft/Speeders!

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  7. Mark23 March 2011 at 21:16

    Phil, she'll love that!

    Cheers
    Mark

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  8. Anonymous24 March 2011 at 07:29

    AOL still exists? I too thought that was a myth.

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  9. Anonymous30 March 2011 at 22:22

    AOL did exactly the same to me after i demanded a new modem .... trouble is they aren't AOL anymore - they were bought out in the UK by carphone warehouse ..

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