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To: Joe NYC who wrote (23295)	2/24/1999 1:00:00 AM
From: JGoren	Respond to of 152472

There are some advantages to using AOL, which is why I continue to use it. You get a lot of "content" for about the same price as a regular ISP. The software is very easy to use and updated constantly. When you are in the AOL environment, things are a lot faster than if you are on the net. A lot of commercial vendors, particularly software, have sites on aol, so you can go there rather than their websites for downloads (it's easier). It's easy to travel practically anywhere in the U.S. and sign on. So many people are on aol, you can sign in at any of their computers as a guest. In a lot of ways, AOL is like the phone company; everybody loves to hate it but AOL offers a great service that meets the needs of the average customer.

To: Joe NYC who wrote (23295)	2/24/1999 2:31:00 AM
From: Ingenious	Respond to of 152472

OT- the main reason I use AOL is because I can share one account with my family members in Ohio, Southern California, and Northern California. My Dad uses the "newbie" interface aol offers and my sister and I use the "sophisticated" browser interface. Of course, we only collectively have to pay $21.95/mo. Most of the time I use a T1 line at work and so AOL is just a backup access while at home. The downside is that only one of us can use the account at a time but that has never been a problem. (By the way, each of us get a different screen name and mail box) I can honestly say I dont like AOL but it does serve a general purpose.

To: Joe NYC who wrote (23295)	2/24/1999 7:44:00 AM
From: DaveMG	Respond to of 152472

Josef, I use AOL for one reason only, and that's because wherever you go you can sign on locally, collect mail etc. Because of AOL's purchase of Compuserve,nobody else, not even ATT has as complete a buildout. I never use any other AOL features. It's true that the timeout can be a pain. What I usually do if I'm worried about it is work in word and copy into the browser.. DMG