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While many providers offer spam filters, protection, etc to make THEM more appealing ... we'd rather do OUR OWN
filtering, etc and not put our trust in what a service provider promises.
I have a Yahoo account too. Even though I set it up to <block> spam... my bulk email gets filled with dozens of ads. I rarely use that (mostly for Ebay so I don't get Ebay ads, etc in our regular mail).
Browser accounts can be good so you can access your account from anywhere anytime.
Lori
-------Original Message-------
Date: 04/23/05 14:52:20
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Keep getting AOL problems
I pay $125 a year for a local provider that goes thru the local library--at
least that is where their offices are etc. When I first joined, way back
when screens were green, just email was free. As I upgraded and eventually
got windows 95, the provider offered Internet services for $100/yr. I have
been able to do anything I want with this local provider. They installed a
much better spam filter not long ago and it has helped a lot! I hope their
cost does not go up as it is paid in one lump sum each July.
I have Norton for my anti-virus and firewall, Adaware --which "really"
suprized me at all the stuff it found!!. So its up to you to 'protect' your
computer, but my local provider lets me go anywhere and do anything that I
am capable to do! The computer itself can do much more than I can, but the
provider does not hold me back at all!.
Dana
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 3:56 PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Keep getting AOL problems
Hehehe, glad it suits your needs Dan. :-) Just be careful.
Lori
-------Original Message-------
Date: 04/23/05 13:23:03
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Keep getting AOL problems
Lori, I am not very computer savvy and before getting paralyzed had never
used a computer. After my accident I got AOL and pay $24 a month--I have had
them for almost 8 years now.I have thought of changing providers a few times
but some people tell me I had better not because some don't have e-mail
service and are not good for searching or looking up stuff on the net and so
on........the money for each provider can be quite different--- are the
services of all the different providers much different ? I am quite computer
dumb and don't use my computer for web site or that type of thing. ( Funny
my part time job is selling services by phone for a local computer service
and support company )
Dan
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