🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: cle.internet
Article #74

Internet Services discussion (AOL vs APK, etc..)

#74
From: DW Comm
Date: Fri, 02 Jan 1998 00:00
32 lines
2487 bytes
I understand that this newsgroup is for internet services discussion, so here's
my question.  Who has had experiences with APK's service?  I'm interested in
signing up with them,  but my wife uses AOL and she is not ready to give up her
screen name there.  I can't afford to be subscribing to two services at the
same time.  AOL is ok at times, but I do have problems with their system at
times, and although the customer service personnel are plentiful,  they rarely
are able to fix anything (or at least let me know the reasons, etc.).  For
example,  I've been trying to access my bank accounts at
http://www.ohiosavings.com  on which I'm already approved for their Bank By Net
program.  When I type up their Web page, I log on with my password, but their
system tells me that I don't have any accounts.  I phoned Ohio Savings twice to
learn that everything is working kist fine at their end, and they can't see any
reason why I'm not accessing my account information. They tell me to get
another Internet provider, that AOL's software (which includes the Microsoft
Internet Explorer Web service) is no-good. America Online, on the other hand
first told me that this is a problem at Ohio Savings.  I tested that by logging
on through someone else's software, and I did successfully access my account
information.  I went back to AOL,  and then they told me that my software needs
to be upgraded.  I insisted that I'm using their newest, most recent version: 
3.0 for Windows and that I cant figgure out what to do since this is their
latest version.  Then, they told me that I need to upgrade to Windows 95!  Can
you believe that?!  Since when is Windows 3.11 not good enough for Internet
Access?  I hear that Stratos is good too, but have not had any contact with
them yet.  
Dale Wein
DWComm@JUNO.com

Use alternate address only: DWComm@JUNO.com  (no mail will be accepted at the
AOL address).  Download Juno free e-mail software & view the latest info on
mail-order photo scanning, printing, equipment upgrades at: 
http://home.aol.com/dwcomm
Technical Details
Message-ID: <19980102021600.VAA28894@ladder01.news.aol.com>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!unknown!not-for-mail

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit
X-Google-Thread: feb0e,57c52dcdd6b53fcc,start
X-Google-Attributes: gidfeb0e,public
From: dwcomm@aol.com (DW Comm)
Subject: Internet Services discussion (AOL vs APK, etc..)
Date: 1998/01/02
Message-ID: <19980102021600.VAA28894@ladder01.news.aol.com>
X-Deja-AN: 312014710
X-Admin: news@aol.com
Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com
Newsgroups: cle.internet