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AOL's New Dirty Trick

Alias Bob · 2001-11-11 23:18:48

AOL Hit UK Users with Dirty Trick AOL have recently been applying a secondary cut-off system. Now every 41 Minutes you are cut off, if you don't click to stay on line. This you cannot do if you are using Microsoft Explorer, or Netscape Navigator, as all you will hear is the warning tone, followed by automatic…

12-11-2001 12:18am

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Alias Bob

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AOL Hit UK Users with Dirty Trick

AOL have recently been applying a secondary cut-off system.

Now every 41 Minutes you are cut off, if you don't click to stay on line.

This you cannot do if you are using Microsoft Explorer, or Netscape Navigator, as all you will hear is the warning tone, followed by automatic disconnection.

So much for AOL's Unmetered Unlimited Internet access 24/7.

Isn't it about time Microsoft Hit back, because their customers are being penalized by AOL for using Microsoft Software?

Well I don't know about you folks, but this I am taking up with Trading Standards. Eight times I was cut off in one afternoon in the middle of sending and receiving e-mails via Microsoft Hotmail.

:mad:

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#2 12-11-2001 12:57am

logic1

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It's an idle timer. It only appears if you've been idle for 41 minutes.

.logic.

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