If you are on AOL please read this and bump for the next person thats being ripped off.
If you know people of AOL please send this info to them then bump for the next person thats being ripped off.
Check your address book - send this info to any AOL addys - then bump for the next person.
I found out last night that I am being ripped off by AOL. I am paying £17.99 for product that many other users are paying £9.99 for.
They are basically advertising this package for £14.99 at the moment with a free wireless router. There are rumours that you can actually get it for £9.99 if you don't take the wireless router - just google 'AOL Silver & 9.99'. The news is worse if you are paying for GOLD because apparently this doesn't exist any more (since 15th Jan)- these users have apparently been downgraded to silver (which is now 2Mb anyway) but still paying for GOLD.
My MIL queried this by using their live help IM talk thing. She was offered £14.99. She told them she wanted the £9.99 deal. The operator didn't know anything about that . She asked to put thru to supervisor and she was suddenly offered £9.99. According to the geeky forums many users are getting this just by saying they want the same as what their 'friend' is getting. My SIL is also now paying £9.99.
I don't know whether there is a similar situation with the Platinum (which is advertised at £29.99 for 8Mb with free router).
There is one Catch. In order to take the £9.99 yo have to sign up to a new 12m contract. I have to admit I havn't done this yet as the Sky package is miles cheaper than either of these and I don't want to tie in for 12m before I have decided whether to change. I am currently looking for feedback on Sky broadband...