Anyone on UK AOL and got upgraded yet?

[R-CON]MrD · 07-06-2006, 10:28 PM

I have a UK 2meg connection and a thompson speedtouch 576 router. I recently got a series of emails, saying I was about to get the free upgrade upto 8meg and then a final one saying I had been upgraded, but there is nothing different about my line at all! Even if my line3 was crap, I would still expect a few kbs improvement over what I usually get.

has anyone else been upgraded and noticed a difference?

is the capping between 1700 and 2100hrs happening for everyone? (down to 75-80kbs and line choking up frequently)

is the capping I am getting and the lack of any speed increase visible to me a slap on the wrist from them for excessive bandwidth usage? (at least 100gigs a month)

Eden · 07-07-2006, 06:53 AM

You have already answered your question, AOL.

There crap, there's not much else you can say about them, they will say whatever they need to say to keep you happy for another month.

[R-CON]MrD · 07-07-2006, 09:34 AM

i get a near on perfect service with my router (installing their WAOL software is the biggest downfall of their service) I have unlimited bandwidth although a few people have commented recently on capping (have to aska non-heavy user to blast their line several times within those hours to check if i am being targeted by packet shaping)

Eden · 07-07-2006, 09:50 AM

You could try phoning them up and threatening to leave. I know im supposed to be upgraded to 8meg but they are only automatically upgrading new customers, existing customers have to threaten to leave before they will upgrade us. Stupid if you ask me

~~Malik~~ · 07-07-2006, 12:30 PM

I've had a pretty good service with AOL so far. They managed to upgrade my connection a while back, but I haven't heard anything about getting 8Mbit/s. What package are you on? I'm on AOL Gold I think, and I'm getting 2Mbit/s at the moment.

JellyBelly · 07-07-2006, 02:35 PM

Same here. I had an upgrade to 2 meg last year. Havent had anything new since.

[R-CON]MrD · 07-07-2006, 06:46 PM

gold was one meg, you got upgraded to 2meg. i am on platinum (got a free wireless router that goes down nicely with my PDA, my kids DS's and friends visiting with laptops) so i got 2meg to start and supposed to have 8meg now, according to their email

07-06-2006, 10:28 PM	#1
[R-CON]MrD PR Contributor Join Date: May 2006 Location: York Posts: 3,228	Anyone on UK AOL and got upgraded yet? I have a UK 2meg connection and a thompson speedtouch 576 router. I recently got a series of emails, saying I was about to get the free upgrade upto 8meg and then a final one saying I had been upgraded, but there is nothing different about my line at all! Even if my line3 was crap, I would still expect a few kbs improvement over what I usually get. has anyone else been upgraded and noticed a difference? is the capping between 1700 and 2100hrs happening for everyone? (down to 75-80kbs and line choking up frequently) is the capping I am getting and the lack of any speed increase visible to me a slap on the wrist from them for excessive bandwidth usage? (at least 100gigs a month)
	[R-MOD]Mongolian Dude: AH man, sarcasm is so hard to get across the web, even if we are both british [R-DEV]Jaymz: That has to be...the most epic response to a welcome thread I have ever seen. [R-CON]Mr.D ladies and gentlemen!

07-07-2006, 06:53 AM	#2
Eden Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 808	You have already answered your question, AOL. There crap, there's not much else you can say about them, they will say whatever they need to say to keep you happy for another month.
Eden Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 808

07-07-2006, 09:34 AM	#3
[R-CON]MrD PR Contributor Join Date: May 2006 Location: York Posts: 3,228	i get a near on perfect service with my router (installing their WAOL software is the biggest downfall of their service) I have unlimited bandwidth although a few people have commented recently on capping (have to aska non-heavy user to blast their line several times within those hours to check if i am being targeted by packet shaping)
	[R-MOD]Mongolian Dude: AH man, sarcasm is so hard to get across the web, even if we are both british [R-DEV]Jaymz: That has to be...the most epic response to a welcome thread I have ever seen. [R-CON]Mr.D ladies and gentlemen!

07-07-2006, 09:50 AM	#4
Eden Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 808	You could try phoning them up and threatening to leave. I know im supposed to be upgraded to 8meg but they are only automatically upgrading new customers, existing customers have to threaten to leave before they will upgrade us. Stupid if you ask me
Eden Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 808

07-07-2006, 02:35 PM	#6
JellyBelly Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: The United States of England Posts: 1,310	Same here. I had an upgrade to 2 meg last year. Havent had anything new since.
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07-07-2006, 12:30 PM	#5
~~Malik~~ Banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Posts: 1,677	I've had a pretty good service with AOL so far. They managed to upgrade my connection a while back, but I haven't heard anything about getting 8Mbit/s. What package are you on? I'm on AOL Gold I think, and I'm getting 2Mbit/s at the moment.

07-07-2006, 06:46 PM	#7
[R-CON]MrD PR Contributor Join Date: May 2006 Location: York Posts: 3,228	gold was one meg, you got upgraded to 2meg. i am on platinum (got a free wireless router that goes down nicely with my PDA, my kids DS's and friends visiting with laptops) so i got 2meg to start and supposed to have 8meg now, according to their email
	[R-MOD]Mongolian Dude: AH man, sarcasm is so hard to get across the web, even if we are both british [R-DEV]Jaymz: That has to be...the most epic response to a welcome thread I have ever seen. [R-CON]Mr.D ladies and gentlemen!

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