Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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I saw a pop up on our AOL account that offers AD-FREE access to AOL for a charge. Although I really dislike all the ads and the so-called "news" from the AOL website, I'm not going to pay them to drop the advertising.
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Just to clarify, you don't need any AOL software at all to get free email. Go to AOL.COM and set up an email address and password. You never need to load or use a software program.
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My DH and I have I-phones. I love mine. My husband is begging to go back to an old-fashioned flip-phone. The youngsters behind the counter at BestBuy had problems holding back their giggles. We did not get one. But now I think I will go with the one that is always advertised in AARP - I think it's called Jitterbug for him and I will keep my i-phone. At this stage of our lives, there's no reason why we both shouldn't be happy with our choices. Just like you should be happy with yours.
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We have friends who own a large engineering company and the husband will not, absolutely not, go near a cell phone. His son purchased a flip phone with minutes for him and he has not used one minute. He has a landline and that is all he will use.
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If you like it why does it matter what others think? Besides the nineties were awesome! 😉
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Nothing wrong with AOL email. I use the free AOL email and it's the first and only email address I use. Why do they want you to switch? Don't switch. :-)
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I'm not going to switch. I just wanted to know if I was missing out on something because many people seem to think AOL is old fashioned. Apparently, there is no good reason to switch.
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I quit AOL years ago, and use gmail... but I kept my AOL account because occasionally when I check it I hear from someone from long ago. That said, you don't just have to get gmail, you will need a mail program. One probably is already on your PC, but I suggest you go with Thunderbird.
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Keep in mind that Google reads your Gmail in order to sell advertisements that target you. If that doesn't bother you, then go with Gmail.
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AOL probably did not send that message --sounds like spam --if they did send it it refers to an additional service which you are not required to take. I have had AOL for years --no need to change. I have heard that gmail users are hacked more often than AOL USERS --don't know if that is true, but
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I've had an aol address since it was still a regional service. I also have my own domain and gmail and a couple of addresses I never use. I see nothing wrong with keeping AOL. It's a lot better than Yahoo, which has proved to be very vulnerable to the hacking community.
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I like your humor Bogie Shooter.
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#30
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Has anyone else received the message from AOL that they are going to a new desktop software called "Gold" and they are going to charge a monthly subscription fee? I may be the only person in The Villages who has and is using the AOL Desktop software (Mine is version 9.8.2). It seems from the comments in this thread that most people reach their AOL mail through another program (like Xfinity, Google, or some other internet server).
For those of you that don't understand my question, do you get to AOL mail by clicking on an AOL icon from your computer screen and then get an AOL logon screen and a blue user screen with menu selections across the top? And very top of the screen reads "AOL Desktop Connected, Signed-ON". Like I said, I may be the only one in The Villages that accesses AOL directly. |
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