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Aug 24, 2005, 09:03 PM
 
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/08/24/235233

AOL finally got fined for making it so hard to cancel because they cant accept the fact that no one wants dial-up anymore. i am actually glad this happened.
     
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Aug 24, 2005, 09:04 PM
 


Excellent!
(Last edited by rickey939; Aug 24, 2005 at 09:35 PM. )
     
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Aug 24, 2005, 09:06 PM
 
1.25 mil? They probably didn't even notice.
"That's okay, I'd like to keep it on manual control for a while."
     
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Aug 24, 2005, 09:07 PM
 
I knew a guy that recently had the same problems with AOL.

They simply wouldn't cancel his subscription. And bill him anyhow.

When he would call and complain, they would try to refund him with free AOL hours.

     
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Aug 24, 2005, 09:19 PM
 
Can't you just tell your bank to ignore their requests for money?
     
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Aug 24, 2005, 09:22 PM
 
Originally Posted by Salty
Can't you just tell your bank to ignore their requests for money?
I've tried that with my car loan...it just doesn't work!
     
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Aug 24, 2005, 09:23 PM
 
I told them I was going to jail. They let me cancel.
     
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Aug 24, 2005, 09:29 PM
 
There is a special number to call in order to cancel AOL. Anyone want it?
     
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Aug 24, 2005, 09:32 PM
 
Originally Posted by Agasthya
I told them I was going to jail. They let me cancel.
     
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Aug 24, 2005, 11:27 PM
 
That's odd. I cancelled my AOL membership 4 months ago with just a phone call even the process wasn't easy.
     
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Aug 24, 2005, 11:51 PM
 
Originally Posted by rickey939
It was seriously dumb. I signed up for the free trial to get points at FreeVideoGames.com and when I tried to cancel they absolutely would not let me cancel. I told them I was moving back to India and they said that they would leave my account on hold until I return (I told them 10 years, they didn't care). I called and told them that I didn't have any money and I couldn't afford it, they told me that they were willing to structure the monthly payments around my available income. The only thing that worked was me telling them that I was going to jail. That one was no questions asked.
     
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Aug 24, 2005, 11:56 PM
 
I love it when I meet people who have broadband AND AOL..... how stupid.
     
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Aug 25, 2005, 12:08 AM
 
People still use Dial up? In Canada I don't know a single people that uses Dial up... everyone I know has either DSL or Cable interweb.
     
   
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