Anyone using AOL silver?

[Dark8Master89]

Hi.
Im getting AOL silver (512kb) FINALY since ive had dialup all my life..
Is aol silver any good with online games? what is your ping like? whats ur advage download speed. any problems with the services?

Thanks

 

[Maxi]

AOHell

That's all. Move along.

 

[Dark8Master89]

lool i know its AOHELL i call it that..i had a bad experiance when i was on Dialup but i just wanna check with the people who own it.

 

[(Fragger)]

PFFFFTT!!!!!!
That's my soda on the monitor.
Get a real ISP.

 

[Dark8Master89]

Can u guys stop dising that crap and tell me what il get? please? i didnt ask what u thought about AOHELL. i know what most people think of it

 

[DiSTuRbEd]

Can u guys stop dising that crap and tell me what il get? please? i didnt ask what u thought about AOHELL. i know what most people think of it

Probably crappy pings, the normal with AOHELL.

 

[westie]

lo Jon, AOHELL.

 

[DrDevin]

Is that 512kb downsteam or upsteam? Upsteam is what you want for online gaming. I have persona communications 5MBps downstream and 512upstream and it works good so I would guess your Ping would be slightly over or under 100 as mine is more like 50 or so.

PS I am obligated to say AOHELL to be cool

 

[xLostx]

It'd be way better than dial up so take it for what it is.
AOL is gay sure, but I'd rather 512 instead of 56k or less.

 

[CommunistPenguin]

It probably will work alright since my crippled DSL connection works almost lag-free on alot of servers. Though you can expect to be kicked off a few times. It seems most server admins dislike anything slower than a cable internet connection.

 

[DiSTuRbEd]

It seems most server admins dislike anything slower than a cable internet connection.

Well the main reason is that cable is getting faster than DSL by the day, got 2 upgrades in 2 weeks time, one from 2mbps to 3mbps then to now at 5mbps, you can even upgrade to 8mbps package now with Road Runner.

 

[MoBoChoBo]

Just think about it, they're currently testing BPL (broadband through power lines) and from the current results you can achieve higher than 200mbps download speeds, but the technology is unlikely to launch because it causes interference with all UHF (ultra high frequency) radio, like police scanners and emergency systems.

DAMMIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[MarcoPollo]

Hi kids, this is your friendly neighborhood forumnite, MarcoPollo. I'm just here to remind you that AOL gets their bandwith by killing innocent children and harmlesss animals. Also, they are indirectly responsible for every single murder, rape, and villanous crime in America! So for the children's sake, get a new ISP!

This PSA has been brought to you by the "HL2 fans against AOLers"

 

[bvasgm]

AOL blows. Download Firefox.

 

[beam]

AOL blows. Download Firefox.

LOL!!!!!

That was a good laugh :upstare:

 

[Unimita]

AOL is good . Had it for years, I'm on Gold (still at 512KB (technically 576), waiting for it's upgrade). I get great pings.

The thing is, you all put it down but I bet you can't name one, specific massive problem with it .

 

[westie]

AOL is good . Had it for years, I'm on Gold (still at 512KB (technically 576), waiting for it's upgrade). I get great pings.

The thing is, you all put it down but I bet you can't name one, specific massive problem with it .

AOL is that a bigger problem enough?

 

[MarcoPollo]

I think unimita was dropped on the part of his brain that controls his taste in isp's

 

[Cole]

The thing is, you all put it down but I bet you can't name one, specific massive problem with it

Dun know about its High-Speed..I had a friend who had AOL 56k...yeah... My 56k gets double the speeds maybe 2 disconnects tops within 24 hours total. Him...a disconnect every 45 minutes plus its costed more! I have a local isp . Yeah.... there I learned..
AOL...
A ssociation
O f
L aggers\Lagging

 

[Pesmerga]

AOL is good . Had it for years, I'm on Gold (still at 512KB (technically 576), waiting for it's upgrade). I get great pings.

The thing is, you all put it down but I bet you can't name one, specific massive problem with it .

The fact that you are forced to keep the AOL program itself running while on the internet.

I had AOL DSL for like 2 months, I got 500+ ping on any HL1 server because the program kept bogging me down.

Besides, AOL is simply evil. There are so many better alternatives.

 

[Vorac1ous]

From my prespective, AOL = LOL. Though I have it, but only to get\type e-mails since for some reason Mozilla Thunderbird has always been ****ed. Also what does this have to do with CounterStrike Source?

 

[Shippi]

I have AOL Gold.. 512 right now but being upgraded to 1mb soon.. I range from 20 - 100 ping on most HL servers..


I used to have a few problems with it, not being able to get online sometimes/disconnecting, but recently it's been fine. Kinda expensive tho compared to other ISPs, as soon as I can I'm changing I think

 

[Killing2Live]

I feel sorry for you guys, its so hard to go back to dial up after you have cable or dsl its just not even worth it anymore.

 

[Dracarys]

Is that 512kb downsteam or upsteam? Upsteam is what you want for online gaming. I have persona communications 5MBps downstream and 512upstream and it works good so I would guess your Ping would be slightly over or under 100 as mine is more like 50 or so.

PS I am obligated to say AOHELL to be cool

I disagree with you on all points. Upspeed is only very important if you're running a server; as a client, downspeed has the greatest impact. Also, ping varies widely depending on the server's connection and location relative to you, not just your connection.

And AOHELL deserves to be called that, not just so the one calling it can look cool.

 

[MarcoPollo]

3mbps buddies!

 

[DiSTuRbEd]

3mbps buddies!

Ha, 5mbps.

 

[MarcoPollo]

/cries in room quietly

 

[Dark8Master89]

I have AOL Gold.. 512 right now but being upgraded to 1mb soon.. I range from 20 - 100 ping on most HL servers..


I used to have a few problems with it, not being able to get online sometimes/disconnecting, but recently it's been fine. Kinda expensive tho compared to other ISPs, as soon as I can I'm changing I think

Thanks buddy thats all i wanted to know. but all these people just use this thread to dis it!

i know aol is crap! i was with AOL dialup for 3 years then i moved to telewest.
ive had dialup all my life..NEVER had broadband now im getting broadband for the first time i couldnt care less if the ISP is crap as long as it works and its fast and its unlimited.

btw 512kb is AOL silver.


Download speed is 512kb
upload is 256kb

 

[Unimita]

The fact that you are forced to keep the AOL program itself running while on the internet.

I had AOL DSL for like 2 months, I got 500+ ping on any HL1 server because the program kept bogging me down.

Besides, AOL is simply evil. There are so many better alternatives.

AOLDial means you don't have to anymore.

I get pings of from 15-40 on PlanetSide, 20-40 HL2: DM, 60-100 if they're American servers (I'm English so live in England ). Recently they did a connection software upgrade of the AOL service, too, so even better.

 

[exodusuk]

AOL sucks harder then an expensive hooker, there service is terrible

Originally Posted by DrDevin
Is that 512kb downsteam or upsteam? Upsteam is what you want for online gaming. I have persona communications 5MBps downstream and 512upstream and it works good so I would guess your Ping would be slightly over or under 100 as mine is more like 50 or so.

PS I am obligated to say AOHELL to be cool

umm ok 50? thats crap... try getting 11 bt broadband 2mb down / 256 up