The one major advantage (the only one that comes to my mind) of aol: commuting between Florida and Germany and regularly travelling to Spain, I have <local> aol access nodes everywhere. I've cussed aol so often and do it on a nearly daily basis, but the money it saves me by providing local access whereever I go is for the time being worth the crappy service and often pokey connections. Tobias In a message dated 5.3.00 03:07:56, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >Subject: Re: DuoDigest - Number 447 > >Paul Nelson wrote: ><< I would say to dump AOL and get a real ISP >> > >I would love (!!!!!) to get rid of AOL but my dear husband signed us up >for another year. Talk about a bad day when I found that out! But the REAL >problem is our phone line that the phone co won't fix saying there's nothing >wrong with it. We thought about getting DSL but it didn't seem wise to have >it installed in our rental house. So until we move, no matter what ISP >we use, I'd have the same problem. >To the listers who recommended URL Manager Pro, it sounds like what I need. >I'm still trying to download it and try it out but I think I have it on a MacAddict CD anyway. > >Thanks for all your help, >Laura ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> X-Router | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH120.html> PowerBook Guy is | Click here! Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Reader Specials: 2.5GB Seagate SCSI: $119, 4GB IBM SCSI: $199, Norton Util. 4.0: $29, Mac Parts, Systems & Repairs <http://www.macresq.com>
