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To: buckeye3d who wrote (10637)7/17/1998 10:27:00 PM
From: Raymond   of 13594
 
<< DJ...people use AOL because it is easy and it is everywhere. It is the obvious
choice to the average consumer. Not everyone is as computer literate and
experienced as your average SI user. We are abnormal freaks to be exact! Most
people have no clue how to use a PC let alone configure a dial up connection and
find stuff on the Internet all by themselves. Believe me, I deal with these people daily
as a network admin. AOL presents a good product for the masses. It is not for your
advanced PC user.

Well said! I have to add that I'm one of the earliest SI user and I still like to use AOL. I constantly got over 42k connection and it's very reliable. I rarely see any stall when I browse internet. The good point if that it's obvious and convienent. I can travel out of town and log in anywhere, without paying toll.

Lots of people argue that if you can use any ISP for perhaps a cheaper price, why AOL? I can tell you my story. For $22 a month, I don't want to bother searching for the best deal in money terms. This fee is much less than my long distance expense, but I don't even want to search for the best long distance deal every month. The same with banking in California. BoA is perhaps the worst in money terms, but I've stuck with it for many years. Why? I value reliability and convenience.

Raymond
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