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AOL Optimized for Mac?!?
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<blockquote data-quote="Kyomii" data-source="post: 74248" data-attributes="member: 7328"><p>You can turn all ads off via preferences.</p><p></p><p>Additionally, (well here in the UK, not sure about US) it is no longer essential to use AOL software to connect to the internet via AOL broadband.</p><p></p><p>Also, AOL mail works fine with any email client that supports IMAP (such as Apple's mail. For those who are interested, the settings are here:</p><p></p><p>Click on Apples Mail App at bottom of second section if you want to use that. Thunderbird is great also:</p><p></p><p>(outdated link removed)</p><p></p><p>Also, as a reporter for the lat 5 years reporting on different ISPs, I can say that AOL are one of the few ISPs that give a great service here in the UK (can't speak for other countries).</p><p></p><p><strong>MOST</strong> (not all) of the dissing on the Net comes from users who have "heard" stories without actually trying: "My mate had AOL and it ate his PC...yadda yadda..."</p><p></p><p>95 percent of all other ISPs in the UK cap their services (even dialup), AOL never has. I have been using them for five years now and have no intention of changing.</p><p></p><p>I have watched other unhappy people change from ISP to ISP because of this problem or that problem. I have sifted through people's complaints of this ISP and that ISP.</p><p></p><p>For me, AOL has never been a problem. Had AOL 1 Meg broadband for 14 motnhs now sharing with 6 pcsa/Macs via a router without any issues. Speed of the service is also good.</p><p></p><p>Before that had 512 service for 15 months, and before that used umetered/dialup service.</p><p></p><p>Never had a problem accessing any website either (the favourite assumption "but AOL blocks websites...." :lol</p><p></p><p>Never found a blocked website in 5 years, two of my sons play online games for hours, the other four of us surf avidly on and off, but when I find a site that is blocked I will eat my hat <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kyomii, post: 74248, member: 7328"] You can turn all ads off via preferences. Additionally, (well here in the UK, not sure about US) it is no longer essential to use AOL software to connect to the internet via AOL broadband. Also, AOL mail works fine with any email client that supports IMAP (such as Apple's mail. For those who are interested, the settings are here: Click on Apples Mail App at bottom of second section if you want to use that. Thunderbird is great also: (outdated link removed) Also, as a reporter for the lat 5 years reporting on different ISPs, I can say that AOL are one of the few ISPs that give a great service here in the UK (can't speak for other countries). [B]MOST[/B] (not all) of the dissing on the Net comes from users who have "heard" stories without actually trying: "My mate had AOL and it ate his PC...yadda yadda..." 95 percent of all other ISPs in the UK cap their services (even dialup), AOL never has. I have been using them for five years now and have no intention of changing. I have watched other unhappy people change from ISP to ISP because of this problem or that problem. I have sifted through people's complaints of this ISP and that ISP. For me, AOL has never been a problem. Had AOL 1 Meg broadband for 14 motnhs now sharing with 6 pcsa/Macs via a router without any issues. Speed of the service is also good. Before that had 512 service for 15 months, and before that used umetered/dialup service. Never had a problem accessing any website either (the favourite assumption "but AOL blocks websites...." :lol Never found a blocked website in 5 years, two of my sons play online games for hours, the other four of us surf avidly on and off, but when I find a site that is blocked I will eat my hat :) [/QUOTE]
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