AOL Broadband or Tiscali Broadband? - Page 2

mayor · 21st January 2007, 14:51

My daughter was with AOL and she had issues with having wireless broadband that need a special router and also some of her genuine received Emails was been treated as spam-so she left and now is with Tiscali with no problems I was originally with Tiscali but changed to E7 who subsequently went bust signed up with Toucan but they made a complete hash of it all. I am now back with Tiscali with a relatively cheap package thinks have improved dramitcally and now I would recommend Tiscali

Gryphon · 21st January 2007, 20:27

I have been with Tiscali now for about a year with no problems at all I sort out PC Problems for a living in peoples homes and the amount of trouble i have seen with AOL is quite a lot I must say though i love TalkTalk they are making me a good wage because they are having so many problems

JohnDotCom · 21st January 2007, 20:30

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Originally Posted by Gryphon

I have been with Tiscali now for about a year with no problems at all I sort out PC Problems for a living in peoples homes and the amount of trouble i have seen with AOL is quite a lot I must say though i love TalkTalk they are making me a good wage because they are having so many problems

And there you have it AOL & Talk Talk same Company soon to be same problems, they are owned by CarPhone WareHouse.

BMC123 · 21st January 2007, 20:45

yep, I think I can afford to get that new digital camera I promised myself, the amount of work probably heading my way should at least warrant it.

Of course, there is a chance that the talk talk peoples customer service could improve, but I'm not holding my breath. I think the ISP's take it in turn to see who is going to be the worst.

JohnDotCom · 21st January 2007, 21:00

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Originally Posted by BMC123

yep, I think I can afford to get that new digital camera I promised myself, the amount of work probably heading my way should at least warrant it.

Of course, there is a chance that the talk talk peoples customer service could improve, but I'm not holding my breath. I think the ISP's take it in turn to see who is going to be the worst.

Think Im going to start up an independent Helpline as some of these ISP's charge so much per minute, then spend the first minute telling you how much it will cost you per minute and then that they may record the call for Training Purposes, I thought they were meant to know what they are doing? Average call 20 minutes average charge 50p per minute or a lot more, I can see my ZT260 on the Horizon.

Seriously some of the Muppets they have, use EMail for Faults & save a Fortune, even if you have to use a Internet Cafe or free from your Library.

Rovernut · 21st January 2007, 22:18

Hi

I've been with AOL for over 5 years now and can't fault it. AOL Gold at £19.99 a month. I've thought of moving to save a fiver a month but as the man says "If it aint broke don't fix it"! Also I would lose my email address and favourites , address book and buddy connection. Trapped then really?

Also we Rover fans should know that all surveys don't always tell it how it is. I guess like most things you can be lucky or unlucky with a product and satisfied customers rarely write to forums. AOL had a very bad name years ago mainly from expert types who knew how AOL crept into your pc and took it over! Being uninformed meant ignorance was bliss.

Chris

JohnDotCom · 21st January 2007, 22:35

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Originally Posted by Rovernut

Hi

I've been with AOL for over 5 years now and can't fault it. AOL Gold at £19.99 a month. I've thought of moving to save a fiver a month but as the man says "If it aint broke don't fix it"! Also I would lose my email address and favourites , address book and buddy connection. Trapped then really?

Also we Rover fans should know that all surveys don't always tell it how it is. I guess like most things you can be lucky or unlucky with a product and satisfied customers rarely write to forums. AOL had a very bad name years ago mainly from expert types who knew how AOL crept into your pc and took it over! Being uninformed meant ignorance was bliss.

Chris

Slightly Off Topic but with nearly all ISP's you can keep your EMail addresses when you move, some do make you do one Dial up connection every 6 months but warn you before hand (Yahoo, BT) others make a small charge to keep all your addresses, but I don't think AOL offer this.

Your favourites just copy across to whatever Mail server you are using Chris, but if your happy why move?

BMC123 · 22nd January 2007, 00:31

oh yes, nothing wrong with AOL as long as its running, its only if something goes wrong when you find out that the service is lacking, thankfully that is rare these days, but as johndotcoms siggy says, if it ain't broke - don't fix it

Z135T · 23rd January 2007, 16:06

believe Tiscali along with a couple of others AOL included are pulling the plug on the UK market,AOL & Tiscali have tried palming off to BT but believe BT told them where to go.

JohnDotCom · 23rd January 2007, 21:01

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Originally Posted by Z135T

believe Tiscali along with a couple of others AOL included are pulling the plug on the UK market,AOL & Tiscali have tried palming off to BT but believe BT told them where to go.

AOL has only just been taken over by CarPhone Warehouse (Talk Talk) & rumours abound all the time but they have no plans to cease UK Operations.

21st January 2007, 14:51	#11
mayor Loves to post Rover 75 CDTi Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Porthcawl Posts: 294 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	AOL Broadband or Tiscali Broadband My daughter was with AOL and she had issues with having wireless broadband that need a special router and also some of her genuine received Emails was been treated as spam-so she left and now is with Tiscali with no problems I was originally with Tiscali but changed to E7 who subsequently went bust signed up with Toucan but they made a complete hash of it all. I am now back with Tiscali with a relatively cheap package thinks have improved dramitcally and now I would recommend Tiscali

21st January 2007, 20:45	#14
BMC123 Posted a thing or two 2004 1.8 Connoisseur SE, 1999 XJ8 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 1,163 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	yep, I think I can afford to get that new digital camera I promised myself, the amount of work probably heading my way should at least warrant it. Of course, there is a chance that the talk talk peoples customer service could improve, but I'm not holding my breath. I think the ISP's take it in turn to see who is going to be the worst. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

21st January 2007, 22:18	#16
Rovernut Loves to post R75 Conn Tourer, R8 Tourer, R8 Cabby Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Manchester Posts: 401 Thanks: 87 Thanked 11 Times in 7 Posts	Hi I've been with AOL for over 5 years now and can't fault it. AOL Gold at £19.99 a month. I've thought of moving to save a fiver a month but as the man says "If it aint broke don't fix it"! Also I would lose my email address and favourites , address book and buddy connection. Trapped then really? Also we Rover fans should know that all surveys don't always tell it how it is. I guess like most things you can be lucky or unlucky with a product and satisfied customers rarely write to forums. AOL had a very bad name years ago mainly from expert types who knew how AOL crept into your pc and took it over! Being uninformed meant ignorance was bliss. Chris __________________ Wonderful Wedgwood Turbo Towcar

22nd January 2007, 00:31	#18
BMC123 Posted a thing or two 2004 1.8 Connoisseur SE, 1999 XJ8 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 1,163 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	oh yes, nothing wrong with AOL as long as its running, its only if something goes wrong when you find out that the service is lacking, thankfully that is rare these days, but as johndotcoms siggy says, if it ain't broke - don't fix it __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

21st January 2007, 20:27	#12
Gryphon Passed Away 75 CDT Connoisseur + VW Trike + Kawasaki 1000LTD Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Summer wine country Posts: 885 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have been with Tiscali now for about a year with no problems at all I sort out PC Problems for a living in peoples homes and the amount of trouble i have seen with AOL is quite a lot I must say though i love TalkTalk they are making me a good wage because they are having so many problems

23rd January 2007, 16:06	#19
Z135T Avid contributor MG ZT 135+ Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 130 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	believe Tiscali along with a couple of others AOL included are pulling the plug on the UK market,AOL & Tiscali have tried palming off to BT but believe BT told them where to go.