AOL Broadband now free
Below is the customer service number and the article that says that you are entitled to free AOL.
This is not a hoax. The only thing is you cannot get is technical support/customer service and no dial up access, but it is completely free for Broadband users (if you pay $25.00 a month for AOL that is a savings of $300.00 a year and if you pay $14.95 it is $179.40 a year that you are saving!). AOL has been losing hundreds of thousands of customers to other free services and they want to keep their subscriber base so they can generate revenue through selling ads on AOL and that is why they are offering it FREE for life to broadband subscribers only (but you have to call and ask for it because of course they want monhtly subscribers to keep on paying as long as they can before finding out about the free offer).
If you call the number below and they tell you it is a "promotional offer" or that it is only for certain subscribers ask to speak with a manager and tell them that you know several people in your area who have gotten this so you know you should be getting it - don't let them tell you it is a "special promotion" or only for certain areas. The article below clearly states "ANY broadband subscriber" and at first they tried to tell me it was only for certain people but when I quoted from the article they quickly adjusted my account.
• To sign up for AOL or get help with your existing account, connection, or other technical issues please call 1-888-265-8003
Broadband users may get free AOL
By Reuters
Published: July 6, 2006, 4:40 AM PDT
Link to article: http://news.com.com/Broadband+users+may+get+free+AOL/2100-1024_3-6091033.html
Time Warner's AOL unit may offer its full menu of services, including e-mail, free of charge to anyone with a high-speed Internet connection, according to a published report.
AOL could give up as much as $2 billion in subscription revenue if a gambit aimed at boosting the Internet service's advertising revenue goes ahead, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Under the plan, AOL would stop charging subscription fees for users with high-speed Internet access or a dial-up service from another provider, the newspaper said.
Subscribers who have traditional "dial-up" Internet access through AOL would still have to pay their monthly fee, the Journal said.
AOL expects that 8 million of its existing dial-up customers would cancel their subscription to take advantage of the new offer. Nearly one-third of the company's customer base of 18.6 million in the first quarter already has high-speed access, the newspaper said.
The company is losing subscribers to high-speed Internet providers at a quick pace, losing about 850,000 in the first quarter, the Journal said. Total U.S. subscribers at the end of 2002 was 26.5 million, the newspaper said.
AOL Chief Executive Jonathan Miller presented the proposal to top Time Warner executives in New York last week, the newspaper said.
Time Warner was not immediately available for comment.
Story Copyright © 2006 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
This is not a hoax. The only thing is you cannot get is technical support/customer service and no dial up access, but it is completely free for Broadband users (if you pay $25.00 a month for AOL that is a savings of $300.00 a year and if you pay $14.95 it is $179.40 a year that you are saving!). AOL has been losing hundreds of thousands of customers to other free services and they want to keep their subscriber base so they can generate revenue through selling ads on AOL and that is why they are offering it FREE for life to broadband subscribers only (but you have to call and ask for it because of course they want monhtly subscribers to keep on paying as long as they can before finding out about the free offer).
If you call the number below and they tell you it is a "promotional offer" or that it is only for certain subscribers ask to speak with a manager and tell them that you know several people in your area who have gotten this so you know you should be getting it - don't let them tell you it is a "special promotion" or only for certain areas. The article below clearly states "ANY broadband subscriber" and at first they tried to tell me it was only for certain people but when I quoted from the article they quickly adjusted my account.
• To sign up for AOL or get help with your existing account, connection, or other technical issues please call 1-888-265-8003
Broadband users may get free AOL
By Reuters
Published: July 6, 2006, 4:40 AM PDT
Link to article: http://news.com.com/Broadband+users+may+get+free+AOL/2100-1024_3-6091033.html
Time Warner's AOL unit may offer its full menu of services, including e-mail, free of charge to anyone with a high-speed Internet connection, according to a published report.
AOL could give up as much as $2 billion in subscription revenue if a gambit aimed at boosting the Internet service's advertising revenue goes ahead, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Under the plan, AOL would stop charging subscription fees for users with high-speed Internet access or a dial-up service from another provider, the newspaper said.
Subscribers who have traditional "dial-up" Internet access through AOL would still have to pay their monthly fee, the Journal said.
AOL expects that 8 million of its existing dial-up customers would cancel their subscription to take advantage of the new offer. Nearly one-third of the company's customer base of 18.6 million in the first quarter already has high-speed access, the newspaper said.
The company is losing subscribers to high-speed Internet providers at a quick pace, losing about 850,000 in the first quarter, the Journal said. Total U.S. subscribers at the end of 2002 was 26.5 million, the newspaper said.
AOL Chief Executive Jonathan Miller presented the proposal to top Time Warner executives in New York last week, the newspaper said.
Time Warner was not immediately available for comment.
Story Copyright © 2006 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
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