Made the switch and saved a packet

Jetset · Post by **Jetset** » 02 Jun 2007, 20:40

I have just changed my broadband provider from AOL to Sky. AOL were charging me Â£27.99 a month compared to Sky's Â£5 a month for upto 40GB downloads. As I don't download music or film it should do me fine. There was no hassel in changing over, apart from AOL trying to keep me, and it was up and running from when they said. The other package which is Â£10 gives you unlimited downloads and upto 16mb speed. Mine is only upto 8mb, but my line can only handle 5mb. A good deal all round.

ianhind · Post by **ianhind** » 02 Jun 2007, 21:07

Sounds good, but overall how much are you paying Sky to add that on.

A bit like my BT service - I dare not add the total for telephone, broadband and mobile phones. :shock:

Nigel H-J · Post by **Nigel H-J** » 02 Jun 2007, 21:39

With NTL (now Virgin), was going to BT but NTL wanted us to stay and offered one year half price line rental - Â£9 per month Broadband for a year + free local calls evening and week-ends.

Jetset · Post by **Jetset** » 02 Jun 2007, 21:41

We have had the basic Sky package since April 2000. So not really made much difference, except for saving almost Â£23 per month.

airboatr · Post by **airboatr** » 02 Jun 2007, 23:24

HI Jetty
Hope you did't have to tell AOL you wanted to cancel more than a few times
In the US they are unbelievable...

I dislike AOL very much. they seam to have this thing.....
....some internal program they have to follow
Get This
This is a recording that was played on CNBC (US cable TV Station)
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/ju ... 606AOL.htm

fortunatly the recording is shortend The first time I heard is on TV it had reminded me of my runin with those creeps
.......plus all the junk software they install :curse:

for those who do use AOL and are satisfied , well I'm happy
your getting service you are satisfied with.

Seaking · Post by **Seaking** » 03 Jun 2007, 04:19

There's a general saying here in NA...............AOL sucks

Nuff said

Chris Trott · Post by **Chris Trott** » 03 Jun 2007, 04:56

AOHell...PuntMonster...BusySignal, all terms we in the US learned thanks to AOL. When Steve Jobs was at the helm it was tolerable. Now that he's gone, it's become worse that (ugh) CompuServe or (ugh) PeoplePC.

Filonian · Post by **Filonian** » 03 Jun 2007, 15:18

Pal of mine always referred to it as AOL? That bloody virus!!!

Graham

airboatr · Post by **airboatr** » 03 Jun 2007, 18:20

AOL
what it is ......., is in the name

"A" OL

good for you Jetty saving the Dosh

ianhind · Post by **ianhind** » 03 Jun 2007, 21:00

Nigel

Can't get NTL here (30 foot away they can) so I'm stuck with BT, or someone using BT's lines. So I pay the asking price and grin and bear it.

Ian