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To: RTev who wrote (22393)	5/9/1999 2:33:00 PM
From: ed	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

What is the problem of dial_up ? It took me less than 30 sec got connected , and what is the problem ?

To: RTev who wrote (22393)	5/9/1999 4:14:00 PM
From: Tom Aellis	Respond to of 74651

RevT- I could'nt agree more. The "Value Add" that AOL brings does nothing for me and I was one of those who always belived that the "native web" would be a AOL Killer. I was wrong. Alot of people, it seems, like those nice pretty pictures and groups. Both my wife and i can't stand them. I am however a shareholder simply for the trend. Regarding a "always up IP", I for a limited example, use a router (Pipeline75) that has a dynamic IP address on the WAN pointing to UUNET and fixed IP's on my LAN. Good Luck

To: RTev who wrote (22393)	5/9/1999 5:53:00 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

OK. But what do you get from the AOL software that you couldn't get without it? Do you consider this stuff to be a "killer app" that will allow AOL to flourish in the long term, Are you forgetting about the AOL chat rooms? Thats where the value proposition is apparently. I'm an avid reader and theres this aol book chat room that if you don't have you are at a major disadvantage with regards to all these book clubs. I don't have AOL but as a comparison look how many people try to start financial msg boards and none of them are even close to SI - motley fool, raging bull, yahoo you name it. Some of these had big $$ behind them too - once you have critical mass in your user population thats pretty much it. Edit oh yeah I forgot another one is this AOL christian singles chat room. There was an article in the paper the other day that some church groups are losing members because everybody is signing up for this AOL christian chat room. I guess those chat rooms are moderated?