Hey, how come I can't access the Anandtech forums from my AOL Plus DSL account?

[TazExprez]

Hey, I have an AOL Plus DSL account at work and can't access the Anandtech forums from there. I could only access them from home, with my Optimum Online cable account. Why is this happening? Thanks for your help in advance.

 

[m2kewl]

aol losers are banned from Anandtech

 

[TazExprez]

Is there a way to get unbanned?

 

[dabuddha]

I think its the whole domain thats banned

 

[Modeps]

AOL is the plague of the Internet

 

[chin311]

AOhell? j00 are bannd!!1

 

[TazExprez]

AOL is pretty bad, but they give me the best price for DSL for business. It's cheaper than if I went directly with Verizon, even though AOL provides my DSL through Verizon. And Road Runner cable for business is even more expensive. So I'll keep AOL, at least for my business, since it's cheaper.

 

[iamwiz82]

wait wait wait... you use AOL for a BUSINESS!?

 

[TazExprez]

DSL from Verizon starts at $59.95 per month. Road Runner starts at $109.95 per month. AOL Plus DSL is only $43.95 per month. So I just use AOL.

 

[TazExprez]

The prices above are all business prices.

 

[Acanthus]

right but are gAyOL and Verizon the same speeds?

Edit: Roadrunner for businesses is very very good, its a dedicated high speed line with garunteed bandwidth, thats why they charge more.

 

[Deeko]

AOL is banned. No getting around it.

 

[Beattie]

could use a proxy...

 

[dman]

Story goes: They used to allow AOL, but had problems w/ some bad aol users spamming the boards. So, AT contacts AOL to address the problem. AOL ignores AT. AT gets fed up and bans AOL. Thus, if it's a concern to you the complaints should be directed at AOL for ignoring abuse reports.

Would be nice to see how many folks dropped AOL as an ISP because of that but I doubt the number is significant.

 

[aswedc]

Originally posted by: Deeko
AOL is banned. No getting around it.

not really. TazExprez, ygpm

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: Beattie
could use a proxy...

yes, use a proxy, bounce off another box, you can either setup your own at home or use a public proxy

 

[Lifer]

Originally posted by: Deeko
AOL is banned. No getting around it.

Or you could use a proxy...

 

[TazExprez]

Thank you for all your help guys. I'll set up a proxy.

 

[Deeko]

Originally posted by: Lifer

Originally posted by: Deeko
AOL is banned. No getting around it.

Or you could use a proxy...

That's cheating.