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!!!!!! is this from AOL???!!!

Just got booted, got reconnected and I can hear

"I'm a mac, and I'm a PC" sort of advert thing......can't see anywhere to turn the damn thing off!!!

Switched screen name, it happened again, switched back to my normal screen name and it happened again!

The advert (or whatever it is) has just finished now, but has anyone else heard this???
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  • shellsuit
    shellsuit Posts: 24,749 Forumite
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    OK I've just maximised the welcome screen, then closed it off......and it's happened again!!! :mad: :mad: :mad:

    Don't tell me I'm gonna get this everytime I log onto AOL for Gods sake! :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
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  • Moneymaker
    Moneymaker Posts: 1,984 Forumite
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    Sure. It's the advert that was on the Apple Mac site.
  • -1-
    -1- Posts: 1,289 Forumite
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    I've got AOL Platinum package and I haven't heard anything like this.

    Try and run a spyware program see if that fixes it.
    :wave: Smile, you only get one life, LIVE IT.
  • shellsuit
    shellsuit Posts: 24,749 Forumite
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    How embarrassing haha :o:o

    It was an advert on the home page, but didn't kick in for a few seconds - thank God I've found a mute click on the damn thing.

    Sorry guys!! :)
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  • shellsuit
    shellsuit Posts: 24,749 Forumite
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    -1- wrote:
    I've got AOL Platinum package and I haven't heard anything like this.

    Try and run a spyware program see if that fixes it.

    I'm on platinum too.....I've never had a 'noisy' advert on the AOL home page ever in 5 years of using it, ah well, first time for everything i suppose :rolleyes: :o
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  • likabu_2
    likabu_2 Posts: 408 Forumite
    I've just logged onto Aol and had it, really worried me for a minute, couldn't work out where it was coming from!

    Lisa
    Brassic!
  • imho
    imho Posts: 2,515 Forumite
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    Why dont you unistall Aol and go through your modem to get on line ? You have none of those flipping pop ups,and your computer will run so much quicker,without all the rubbish that is loaded up with Aol
  • Err how do you do that then? Do u mean you can still connect to AOL after uninstalling software
  • gaming_guy
    gaming_guy Posts: 6,128 Forumite
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    i was on this mobile phone review site and a nokia ad came up in a banner and said hello. it frightened the life out of me!
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