Comments on: AOL users: Save your money! http://helpmerick.com/aol-users-save-your-money.htm Easy to understand computer help Tue, 22 May 2012 00:04:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Timothy http://helpmerick.com/aol-users-save-your-money.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5707 Timothy Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:02:47 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/?p=3329#comment-5707 Rick, I'm so glad that you touched on this issue. I used to use AOHell years ago. The very reason why I stopped using them was that they take over your computer completely. They want to be the default for everything. Back then I had Windows XP and it was new then. The software found a way to alter the IE browser that came with the Operating system. Everything was defaulted to the AOL IE browser and I couldn't access the same websites on the IE browser that is original to the OS. All in all I wonder how is AOL able to stay in business proving that they are such a horrible option out there. Not to mention you are just paying for advertising and fluff! Rick,

I’m so glad that you touched on this issue. I used to use AOHell years ago. The very reason why I stopped using them was that they take over your computer completely. They want to be the default for everything. Back then I had Windows XP and it was new then. The software found a way to alter the IE browser that came with the Operating system. Everything was defaulted to the AOL IE browser and I couldn’t access the same websites on the IE browser that is original to the OS. All in all I wonder how is AOL able to stay in business proving that they are such a horrible option out there. Not to mention you are just paying for advertising and fluff!

]]> By: Rick http://helpmerick.com/aol-users-save-your-money.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5659 Rick Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:37:15 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/?p=3329#comment-5659 Because AOL favorites are in proprietary format, it is not easy to transfer them to another browser. You can try using: http://linkagogo.net/ IF you want to keep your AOL software, you can, and use it just as before. The reason they want to keep you, even for free, is advertising dollars. The greater their numbers, the greater their advertising revenue. Because AOL favorites are in proprietary format, it is not easy to transfer them to another browser. You can try using: http://linkagogo.net/ IF you want to keep your AOL software, you can, and use it just as before. The reason they want to keep you, even for free, is advertising dollars. The greater their numbers, the greater their advertising revenue.

]]> By: CZR http://helpmerick.com/aol-users-save-your-money.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5654 CZR Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:33:36 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/?p=3329#comment-5654 Thanks for this info--but even after getting aol tech help I still do not have a clear idea if I will or will not have access to my favs-or bookmarks as others except aol call it. The tech said yes but why would aol let a free rider have their old stuff? I know that I can go to aol.com & sign in & get my mail & they said the other screen names will be able to also--but have my doubts. Verizon has its own set of confusing issues for a newbie & only recordings for help. All of the big isp s forget one thing--they work for us--we pay them--they are absentee for help--its co-dependency. This article is so true--aol will not inform you of the lower fee plan--but everyone I ask does not know how uninstalling aol software affects what you can get with free aol(btw I have heard one can never remove aol software totally). My favs are very important to me--and I have transfered some of them thru email--but those links may not connect once I get w/Verizon. I may lose all my stuff--but seriously it should not be so hard to get info. I know about epreserve but they assume I know where I should send my favs. I have alot of them & no one can tell me if explorer has a Bookmark limit. I guess once folks stop paying AOL they just never look back to post info for those of us in aol quicksand. Thanks again--this info is helpful but limited for me. Thanks for this info–but even after getting aol tech help I still do not have a clear idea if I will or will not have access to my favs-or bookmarks as others except aol call it. The tech said yes but why would aol let a free rider have their old stuff? I know that I can go to aol.com & sign in & get my mail & they said the other screen names will be able to also–but have my doubts. Verizon has its own set of confusing issues for a newbie & only recordings for help. All of the big isp s forget one thing–they work for us–we pay them–they are absentee for help–its co-dependency.
This article is so true–aol will not inform you of the lower fee plan–but everyone I ask does not know how uninstalling aol software affects what you can get with free aol(btw I have heard one can never remove aol software totally). My favs are very important to me–and I have transfered some of them thru email–but those links may not connect once I get w/Verizon. I may lose all my stuff–but seriously it should not be so hard to get info. I know about epreserve but they assume I know where I should send my favs. I have alot of them & no one can tell me if explorer has a Bookmark limit. I guess once folks stop paying AOL they just never look back to post info for those of us in aol quicksand. Thanks again–this info is helpful but limited for me.

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