Comments on: Sign up to AOL for a free laptop http://blog.broadbandgenie.co.uk/2007/07/19/sign-up-to-aol-for-a-free-laptop/ Broadband news and comment from Broadband Genie Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:42:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Veronica Njwaba http://blog.broadbandgenie.co.uk/2007/07/19/sign-up-to-aol-for-a-free-laptop/#comment-278210 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:34:17 +0000 http://blog.broadbandgenie.co.uk/2007/07/19/sign-up-to-aol-for-a-free-laptop/#comment-278210 I am now ordering, for a free laptop. hope to get one as soon as possible. I am now ordering, for a free laptop.
hope to get one as soon as possible.

]]> by: Richard http://blog.broadbandgenie.co.uk/2007/07/19/sign-up-to-aol-for-a-free-laptop/#comment-278012 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:08:00 +0000 http://blog.broadbandgenie.co.uk/2007/07/19/sign-up-to-aol-for-a-free-laptop/#comment-278012 I ordered the AOL / Laptop offer through Car Phone Warehouse on 25th June. I migrated from another PlusNet's 2Mb/s service, and after a catalogue of errors and conflicting information my AOL finally went live on 17th August. I'm getting 5Mb/s but on line gaming is throttled to an unusably slow speed, and streaming (BBC iPlayer) is vastly inferior to PlusNet despite the extra bandwidth. I chose the highest spec Toshiba laptop as an upgrade option, but despite having been charged £264.99 in June I'm still waiting to receive it. I wished I hadn't bothered with AOL - It is impossible to speak to a manager or get any sense out of their customer services! As soon as I can, I'll be migrating back to my old ISP. I ordered the AOL / Laptop offer through Car Phone Warehouse on 25th June. I migrated from another PlusNet’s 2Mb/s service, and after a catalogue of errors and conflicting information my AOL finally went live on 17th August. I’m getting 5Mb/s but on line gaming is throttled to an unusably slow speed, and streaming (BBC iPlayer) is vastly inferior to PlusNet despite the extra bandwidth.

I chose the highest spec Toshiba laptop as an upgrade option, but despite having been charged £264.99 in June I’m still waiting to receive it. I wished I hadn’t bothered with AOL - It is impossible to speak to a manager or get any sense out of their customer services!

As soon as I can, I’ll be migrating back to my old ISP.

]]> by: Gilesy http://blog.broadbandgenie.co.uk/2007/07/19/sign-up-to-aol-for-a-free-laptop/#comment-188029 Sun, 25 May 2008 08:42:22 +0000 http://blog.broadbandgenie.co.uk/2007/07/19/sign-up-to-aol-for-a-free-laptop/#comment-188029 I am currently on Orange Livebox broadband - UNLIMITED DOWNLOAD, UPTO 8MEG DOWNLOAD (ALTHOUGH CAN ONLY GET JUST UNDER 2 DUE TO DISTANCE FROM EXCHANGE....WHAT A ******) £7.50 ISH PER MONTH. NEVER HAD TO CALL HELP CENTER SINCE TRANSFER.......WOULD LOVE A FREE LAPTOP...ANYONE GOT A SPARE???? I am currently on Orange Livebox broadband - UNLIMITED DOWNLOAD, UPTO 8MEG DOWNLOAD (ALTHOUGH CAN ONLY GET JUST UNDER 2 DUE TO DISTANCE FROM EXCHANGE….WHAT A ******) £7.50 ISH PER MONTH. NEVER HAD TO CALL HELP CENTER SINCE TRANSFER…….WOULD LOVE A FREE LAPTOP…ANYONE GOT A SPARE????

]]> by: chris http://blog.broadbandgenie.co.uk/2007/07/19/sign-up-to-aol-for-a-free-laptop/#comment-177246 Thu, 15 May 2008 12:38:31 +0000 http://blog.broadbandgenie.co.uk/2007/07/19/sign-up-to-aol-for-a-free-laptop/#comment-177246 i have been waiting for 2 and a half months for my freebie and keep getting told it;s out of stock, and theuy now say will get start of june - if it turns up will only waited 3 months, they then tell me they have the wrong address, and i will have to cancel and reorder - bunch of cowboys i have been waiting for 2 and a half months for my freebie and keep getting told it;s out of stock, and theuy now say will get start of june - if it turns up will only waited 3 months, they then tell me they have the wrong address, and i will have to cancel and reorder - bunch of cowboys

]]> by: Shane http://blog.broadbandgenie.co.uk/2007/07/19/sign-up-to-aol-for-a-free-laptop/#comment-174488 Mon, 12 May 2008 11:33:50 +0000 http://blog.broadbandgenie.co.uk/2007/07/19/sign-up-to-aol-for-a-free-laptop/#comment-174488 deez that did happen to me but i got it after all if you bought the upgraded laptop it will take longer deez that did happen to me but i got it after all if you bought the upgraded laptop it will take longer

]]> by: Shane http://blog.broadbandgenie.co.uk/2007/07/19/sign-up-to-aol-for-a-free-laptop/#comment-174486 Mon, 12 May 2008 11:30:49 +0000 http://blog.broadbandgenie.co.uk/2007/07/19/sign-up-to-aol-for-a-free-laptop/#comment-174486 i signed up to aol and got the free laptop but my speed is at 0.4mb which is crap but on some days i get 3mb so i called aol and they said that they would slow it down like what the hell i don't want it to be slowed down i want it speed up i'm going to switch to bt because my friend next door gets 3mb all the time can anyone tell me is bt any good i signed up to aol and got the free laptop but my speed is at 0.4mb which is crap but on some days i get 3mb so i called aol and they said that they would slow it down like what the hell i don’t want it to be slowed down i want it speed up i’m going to switch to bt because my friend next door gets 3mb all the time can anyone tell me is bt any good

]]> by: Deez http://blog.broadbandgenie.co.uk/2007/07/19/sign-up-to-aol-for-a-free-laptop/#comment-163018 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:27:53 +0000 http://blog.broadbandgenie.co.uk/2007/07/19/sign-up-to-aol-for-a-free-laptop/#comment-163018 I've been an aol subscriber for 10 years and had no probs really - In Feb I signed up for their Broadband Wireless Plus with free laptop. I've had loads of letters saying my laptop will be arriving shortly but no laptop!!! Anyone else had this problem - will it come eventually? Sigh...... I’ve been an aol subscriber for 10 years and had no probs really - In Feb I signed up for their Broadband Wireless Plus with free laptop. I’ve had loads of letters saying my laptop will be arriving shortly but no laptop!!! Anyone else had this problem - will it come eventually?
Sigh……

]]> by: BULRUSH http://blog.broadbandgenie.co.uk/2007/07/19/sign-up-to-aol-for-a-free-laptop/#comment-159386 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:44:59 +0000 http://blog.broadbandgenie.co.uk/2007/07/19/sign-up-to-aol-for-a-free-laptop/#comment-159386 Have been on this service now since October. Ripped out the Vista and intalled XP into laptop and as run like a dream. Bought some cheap memory and upgraded myself for £17 and added bluetooth modual for £10. Connection as been a solid 4Mb I know it says up to 8Mb but I am far away from exchange. Customer services very helpful and open late no props. I took the unlimted calls for a extra £4,99. Which I think is excellent value. Lets compare this to what I had before Virgin 4Mb @ £24.99 no calls no wifi router no free computer. I think I have a excellent deal. Life AOL contract comes to about £470 take away cost of lappy and £50 wirless router over 24 months means my broadband is effectively free. Oh and another thing you do not need the dreaded aol software when on your computer when conecting by the wifi router. I know theres a 40Gig limit but thats plenty for me and I even down load a large amount in one day with out any throtling like my last supplier. I would recommend this as a good deal. A so far. Have been on this service now since October. Ripped out the Vista and intalled XP into laptop and as run like a dream. Bought some cheap memory and upgraded myself for £17 and added bluetooth modual for £10. Connection as been a solid 4Mb I know it says up to 8Mb but I am far away from exchange. Customer services very helpful and open late no props. I took the unlimted calls for a extra £4,99. Which I think is excellent value. Lets compare this to what I had before Virgin 4Mb @ £24.99 no calls no wifi router no free computer. I think I have a excellent deal. Life AOL contract comes to about £470 take away cost of lappy and £50 wirless router over 24 months means my broadband is effectively free. Oh and another thing you do not need the dreaded aol software when on your computer when conecting by the wifi router. I know theres a 40Gig limit but thats plenty for me and I even down load a large amount in one day with out any throtling like my last supplier. I would recommend this as a good deal. A so far.

]]> by: Perry Williams http://blog.broadbandgenie.co.uk/2007/07/19/sign-up-to-aol-for-a-free-laptop/#comment-152110 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:54:19 +0000 http://blog.broadbandgenie.co.uk/2007/07/19/sign-up-to-aol-for-a-free-laptop/#comment-152110 It's amazing that a very small post has large number of comments on it. I red all the comments posted and gain a lot of experiences and user views for buying the Laptops. Peoples now a days are so analytical and invest their valuable time for reaserching the product before getting into the buying process. It’s amazing that a very small post has large number of comments on it. I red all the comments posted and gain a lot of experiences and user views for buying the Laptops. Peoples now a days are so analytical and invest their valuable time for reaserching the product before getting into the buying process.

]]> by: Alex http://blog.broadbandgenie.co.uk/2007/07/19/sign-up-to-aol-for-a-free-laptop/#comment-149878 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:04:19 +0000 http://blog.broadbandgenie.co.uk/2007/07/19/sign-up-to-aol-for-a-free-laptop/#comment-149878 Yeah, right, so you pay a fiver a month over two years for a laptop worth four ton. Or to put it another way, a 1.7Ghz, 1mb laptop for £120 interest free over two years. Any road up, pretty decent result, Ray. Yeah, right, so you pay a fiver a month over two years for a laptop worth four ton. Or to put it another way, a 1.7Ghz, 1mb laptop for £120 interest free over two years.

Any road up, pretty decent result, Ray.

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