AOL for Free? - Comments Page 4

I've had AOL for years...have always paid $25.90 per month. My question is this...I see numerous AOL customers violating TOS...I know for a fact they have been reported numerous times...and voila!!!! here they sit online again the next day. I've had ONE TOS in six years and was told if I get another one they will term my account. Doesn't seem fair to be paying for a service that allows this kind of behavior.

EDITOR'S NOTE: The truth is that no company wants to terminate your account, as long as you are paying them. But (unless you are a dialup customer) why are you paying them?

Master screen name is XXXXXX Wife's screen name under the master is YYYYYY. The account is free-AOL. Due to our divorce we want to retain our own screen names but "disconnect" them from each other with them both remaining free. Also, we want each to become a new master name with the ability to add additional screen names below it. Can this be done ?

EDITOR'S NOTE: I've been through this... your ex-wife will have to cancel her screen name, then sign up for a new account with that same name. It's dicey because there's a period of time before the screen name is released. I'm not sure how long you have to wait...

I have used AOL for a long time and now I want to switch to free AOL. I have (as I understand it), one master account and 3 additional screen names. How do I switch all 4 (master + 3) to free? Do I just change the master, or do I have to do all of them? If so do I have to do the 3 other names first and then the master?

EDITOR'S NOTE: You just change the Master account and the others will follow.

free Aol. Can't delete aol browser history. Settings gives an error message "we're sorry the information you requested is temporarily unavailable. Try again latter" Any ideas?

I have one of those free aol web based e-mail accounts. I want to be able to delete the account. But can't find away or any ideas on how to do it. Just not using it isn't an option. Any ideas?

AOL can keep their so called 'Free' offer and stick it where the sun don't shine. They ganked me for enough money and at the time didn't even offer any virus protection meanwhile their service was slow and one would have to go through excruciating long waiting periods for many downloads and now they're trying to get new suckers to piggyback onto their service again with a cheesy offer. Not even if they were fully free on their own as i'd rather pay someone else and get better service to boot. NUFF SAID.

I had Aol dialup for a few years, then I got DSL and kept Aol for free for my e-mail. I am having a problem, when I receive an e-mail with pictures and try to forward the pictures don't forward.

I have a question...after a separation with my husband, can I still keep my AOL accounts/screennames? And he keep his one screenname? I am now on broadband and paying a minimal amount for AOL, which I don't mind, as long as I can keep my Screennames, favs and email.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Yes, you can both keep your accounts. However, you should be aware that the owner of the master (primary) screen name has control over the others, including the ability to change passwords and remove screen names from the account. Long-term, it would be best to split it into two separate accounts.

I am considering free AOL. I have had 3 hour mazimum for $5 per month (being raised to $10). I have several screen names and web sites with them. Can I continue the websites?

EDITOR'S NOTE: You mean sites hosted on AOL? I'd think YES, if you can currently update your site through a web interface.

In your reply to the divorcing couple above, you wrote:

>>> your ex-wife will have to cancel her screen name, then sign up for a new account with that same name. It's dicey because there's a period of time before the screen name is released. I'm not sure how long you have to wait

This answer is wrong. Although AOL claims that unused screen names become free after 6 months or so, they really don't. I have a friend who's been off AOL for 10 years and her old screen name is still unavailable.

I think in a case like this, one person is out of luck and if they want to have an account separate from their ex-spouses, they'll have to abandon their old screen name.

EDITOR'S NOTE: You may be right. But there may also be a difference between abandoned (unused) screen names and ones that are explicitly cancelled.