AOL Broadband offers (merged threads)

Stuart_W

Don't know if this is new or I've just missed it, or my maths is rubbish. This seems like a reliable way to get cheap broadband if you haven't jumped in yet, without paying upfront or paying for a modem or connection, free email support, and an 0870 helpline, which although is not as good as freephone, is much better than some premium set ups. Possibly also an option for ex-e7even victims who want a cheap connection from a company that will not go bust.

AOL Silver (1Mbps)
1st Month FREE
Next Six months £14.99
Then £17.99 per month

Total cost for 13 months = £197.88
less Quidco Cashback of £45 = £152.88 (see https://www.quidco.com)
= UNDER £12 PER MONTH FOR AOL BROADBAND, FREE CONNECTION AND MODEM.

deanos

Seems quite good , whats AOL like ?

codetown

Have they dumped their proprietary login-in/browser solution?
Can one now use any browser/program with AOL?

And where did you read about e7-ners? There is no mention of any special package for them on AOL web site

Stuart_W

codetown wrote:

Where did you read about e7-ners? There is no mention of any special package for them on AOL web site

There is no special package for ex-e7even users. This is available to anyone. I just thought ex-e7even users may be amongst those interested. The "special" bit is being sure to apply via https://www.quidco.com to get £45 cashback. AOL then offer 1 month free and the next six months reduced rate. This is a 12 month contract so must be looked at the whole cost over the period.

hope_springs_eternal_2

That is off course if quidco tracks and pays out, and they don't call them AO-HELL for nothing

bbb_uk

codetown wrote:

Have they dumped their proprietary login-in/browser solution?

Unfortunately AOL still use their problematic, slow, high CPU usage, poorly written login/browser software.

Can one now use any browser/program with AOL?

You can but you have to still login via their software though and minimise it.

Alternatively, you can get an ADSL router instead which would do all the hardwork for you and more importingly save you from using their dreaded software/browser. You would have to access your AOL email account via IMAP, or alternatively, your a web-based email account in case you change providers in the future.

If you're in a telewest area (check here) then telewest do 2mb (twice as fast as AOL's 1mb) broadband for only £14.99 per month for the first year. A total of £179.88 for the year. I'm not sure if you can use quidco with telewest to save more money though.

Telewest's broadband is better than AOL's in many ways and telewest use an 0845 number for support but you can get the geographical number from sayno website to save even more money.

astreix

Not sure if someone has already posted this. But I'm posting it hoping that it will benefit someone.

My AOL silver contract was about to end. As I was paying £17.99/month on it I decided to move to TalkTalk and called up AOL to cancel my connection when the contract ends.

When I told the cust service rep the reason for my decision to move away from AOL, she offered to match the TalkTalk Pricing, if I take AOL Talk on my phone line.

My monthly charge has now reduced from £17.99 to £9.99 for AOL Silver, and I have taken the Pay as you go option on AOL Talk which does not have any monthly charge. I only have to pay for the calls that I make.

Effectively I am paying £11 for BT Line rental + £9.99 for my AOL Silver which is the same as the talktalk pricing. The drawback is that it does not include the free calls. However a benefit is that you do not have to pay the upfront fees that you need to pay for TalkTalk contract and also there is no 18 months lock in.

EasilyAggravated

bbb_uk wrote:

Unfortunately AOL still use their problematic, slow, high CPU usage, poorly written login/browser software.
You can but you have to still login via their software though and minimise it.

Alternatively, you can get an ADSL router instead which would do all the hardwork for you and more importingly save you from using their dreaded software/browser. You would have to access your AOL email account via IMAP, or alternatively, your a web-based email account in case you change providers in the future.

If you're in a telewest area (check here) then telewest do 2mb (twice as fast as AOL's 1mb) broadband for only £14.99 per month for the first year. A total of £179.88 for the year. I'm not sure if you can use quidco with telewest to save more money though.

Telewest's broadband is better than AOL's in many ways and telewest use an 0845 number for support but you can get the geographical number from sayno website to save even more money.

you dont need to use aol's software to login. there is a way round it. if you are interested let me know and i'll post info on how to do it. its not that hard. i made a mistake of signing upto aol. dont like their software so i use explorer without any need to open aol and sign in that way

Crabman

Broadband Silver - £14.99

• No more messy cables, use your laptop anywhere around the home
• Connect multiple PCs with home networking1 support
• One month FREE when you order online
• FREE connection and setup
• Unlimited time online, unlimited downloads
• Download speeds up to 1Mbps2
• Inclusive Safety & Security Centre with anti-virus scanning on emails, spam filters, spyware protection, Parental Controls and McAfee® Personal
• Firewall™ Plus
• Online support at no extra cost
• Special Offer FREE wireless router worth over £55
  

Whadda ya think of it?? :think: It seems to be a new offer - spotted it in the paper today.

Crabman

bbb_uk

EasilyAggravated wrote:

you dont need to use aol's software to login. there is a way round it. if you are interested let me know and i'll post info on how to do it. its not that hard. i made a mistake of signing upto aol. dont like their software so i use explorer without any need to open aol and sign in that way

Yea, I'm interested. So is it possible to login to AOL without having their slow buggy software even installed (or at the very least running in the background)?

I know having a router means you don't have to have their annoying software but didn't know there was a way of logging in to AOL without their software installed/running.

Thanks in advance.

moxie_2

I'd be wary of signing up to AOL, and I'm with them! (But only till September). Their customer service is awful, I'm sure I posted on here about the bad experience I had a few weeks back, no broadband for 2 weeks and given the run around constantly. Eventually had to get my neighbour (IT technician) to speak to them to try to find out what the problem was, they cut him off 4 times cos they didn't want to speak to someone who knew what they were talking about! Avoid at all costs!