Todd Allcock wrote:
> At 05 Mar 2008 06:12:49 -0800 SMS wrote:
>
>> Skype (other than free Skype to Skype calls) is a not a great deal
> compared to other VOIP providers. It _does_ remind me of AOL (is AOL even
> still around, I no longer get any CDs from them?).
>
>
> Actually AOL IS still around and has completely reinvented themselves,
> after being beat up pretty good by consumers' general shift from dial-up to
> broadband. They're now, IMHO, the best free e-mail provider around,
> (including the guys like Yahoo, GMail, etc.) They offer completely free
> standard IMAP accounts, usable with standard e-mail clients like Outlook,
> which works great on mobile devices.
>
> They still offer dial-up service with their goofy proprietary software, but
> now at PeoplePC/Netzero type pricing- $10/month.
>
>
>
Maybe, but I would be embarrassed to be "someone@aol.com".