Comments on: The Last TV Appearance http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/2006/07/14/the-last-tv-appearance/ Specializing in Bovine Fecal Detection Since January of 2002 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:29:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JasonT http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/2006/07/14/the-last-tv-appearance/#comment-191158 JasonT Mon, 17 Jul 2006 10:19:00 +0000 http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/?p=2506#comment-191158 Did anyone youtube it? Did anyone youtube it?

]]> By: mike yow http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/2006/07/14/the-last-tv-appearance/#comment-191157 mike yow Sat, 15 Jul 2006 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/?p=2506#comment-191157 man...i saw you on the tube! 4-5 yrs ago i had the same experience. the idiot kept at me when i told him i just didn't want AOL anymore. he kept with me, like you, with "well why not? what's wrong?" and i finally got ugly with him too...what was it he refused to hear " ijust don't want it!!"...what jerks! and then getting the software out of my 'puter...what a friggi' nitemare!!....rock on man... man…i saw you on the tube! 4-5 yrs ago i had the same experience. the idiot kept at me when i told him i just didn’t want AOL anymore. he kept with me, like you, with “well why not? what’s wrong?” and i finally got ugly with him too…what was it he refused to hear ” ijust don’t want it!!”…what jerks! and then getting the software out of my ‘puter…what a friggi’ nitemare!!….rock on man…

]]> By: Anthony lemons http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/2006/07/14/the-last-tv-appearance/#comment-191156 Anthony lemons Sat, 15 Jul 2006 14:21:00 +0000 http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/?p=2506#comment-191156 Vinny, good for you. I am glad the steam hasn't run out on this story. I'll be back to keep up on the current events here. <a href="http://anthonylemons.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://anthonylemons.blogspot.com</a> Wake up U.S. Vinny, good for you. I am glad the steam hasn’t run out on this story. I’ll be back to keep up on the current events here. http://anthonylemons.blogspot.com Wake up U.S.

]]> By: Anne Beckett http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/2006/07/14/the-last-tv-appearance/#comment-191155 Anne Beckett Sat, 15 Jul 2006 12:30:00 +0000 http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/?p=2506#comment-191155 Excellent interview and story! SO glad others have had the balls and know-how to get back at the AOL bastards.. Can someone now help me with SBC? They're even worse since they control much more than the shits at AOL!! NOt to worry, I spread my anti-SBC (now AT&T) all over the place and have, easily, been able to convince many people to drop their bullshit phone "service".. ha! service.. ah- hmm!!! Excellent interview and story! SO glad others have had the balls and know-how to get back at the AOL bastards.. Can someone now help me with SBC? They’re even worse since they control much more than the shits at AOL!!
NOt to worry, I spread my anti-SBC (now AT&T) all over the place and have, easily, been able to convince many people to drop their bullshit phone “service”.. ha! service.. ah- hmm!!!

]]> By: zee http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/2006/07/14/the-last-tv-appearance/#comment-191154 zee Sat, 15 Jul 2006 02:50:00 +0000 http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/?p=2506#comment-191154 Vinny, good piece. I've had my account for over a decade and your experience has made the argument for finaling canceling AOL. A really bad habit i won't miss. zee Vinny, good piece. I’ve had my account for over a decade and your experience has made the argument for finaling canceling AOL. A really bad habit i won’t miss.
zee

]]> By: Pete http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/2006/07/14/the-last-tv-appearance/#comment-191153 Pete Sat, 15 Jul 2006 01:50:00 +0000 http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/?p=2506#comment-191153 Just saw the Nightline piece. Well done, Vinny, well done. Just saw the Nightline piece. Well done, Vinny, well done.

]]> By: Puck Cub http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/2006/07/14/the-last-tv-appearance/#comment-191151 Puck Cub Sat, 15 Jul 2006 00:17:00 +0000 http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/?p=2506#comment-191151 Heh, just caught about the last half of the segment on tv tonight. (july 15 2006) I paid for an account i didn't use for almost 4 years simpley because America OFFLINE wouldn't cancel my account without password/login etc even though i had the credit card information they were using to charge the fees to. (it was an account i'd put on hold while i moved around figuring out what i wanted to do. in 2 years i'd forgettin the login and password, and who ever keeps written records of that stuff?) So anyways, 4 years later i'm tired of them hitting my credit card, and i'm not about to cancel the card just to stop their autowithdrawls, so tried one more time, and got the same run around you did. They didn't want to cancel my account. they even tried to sell me useless crap i couldn't afford and didn't even need. but unlike you, i didn't get away with a simple 21minute call. was well over an hour and a bottle of aspirin later. So i guess you found out that AOL isn't as 'user friendly' as they claim. i give them credit for being tenacious, but i take those points away because they don't know when to quit. and a final note, with Nitelines followup, ... AOL said they fired the clutz... to which i'm thinking...... Fired only him? ALL Their operators are told to behave this way. they should remove their entire operator systems and replace it with a computer! :)) hahahahahah Heh, just caught about the last half of the segment on tv tonight. (july 15 2006) I paid for an account i didn’t use for almost 4 years simpley because America OFFLINE wouldn’t cancel my account without password/login etc even though i had the credit card information they were using to charge the fees to. (it was an account i’d put on hold while i moved around figuring out what i wanted to do. in 2 years i’d forgettin the login and password, and who ever keeps written records of that stuff?) So anyways, 4 years later i’m tired of them hitting my credit card, and i’m not about to cancel the card just to stop their autowithdrawls, so tried one more time, and got the same run around you did. They didn’t want to cancel my account. they even tried to sell me useless crap i couldn’t afford and didn’t even need. but unlike you, i didn’t get away with a simple 21minute call. was well over an hour and a bottle of aspirin later.

So i guess you found out that AOL isn’t as ‘user friendly’ as they claim. i give them credit for being tenacious, but i take those points away because they don’t know when to quit.

and a final note, with Nitelines followup, … AOL said they fired the clutz… to which i’m thinking…… Fired only him? ALL Their operators are told to behave this way. they should remove their entire operator systems and replace it with a computer! :) ) hahahahahah

]]> By: Carol Yob http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/2006/07/14/the-last-tv-appearance/#comment-191152 Carol Yob Sat, 15 Jul 2006 00:17:00 +0000 http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/?p=2506#comment-191152 I had a very similar experience with AOL several years ago when my daughter wanted to use AOL because she thought their search engine was better than most she had used to do research for school work. When she tried to cancel the service and they asked her why she told them we already had Net Zero High Speed for $15.00 a month so they convinced her to take their $15.00 package. What the rep didn't make clear was that the package only included 2 hours and that each additional hour cost $5.00. 2 hours is nothing to a teen-ager so needless to say she racked up quite a bill and when I enquired about the charges they refused to give me a full refund even though they in all actuallity made a contractual agreement with a minor. As far as I'm concerned AOL is a virus that every anti-virus software should remove from every computer and their customer service is anything but that! I had a very similar experience with AOL several years ago when my daughter wanted to use AOL because she thought their search engine was better than most she had used to do research for school work. When she tried to cancel the service and they asked her why she told them we already had Net Zero High Speed for $15.00 a month so they convinced her to take their $15.00 package. What the rep didn’t make clear was that the package only included 2 hours and that each additional hour cost $5.00. 2 hours is nothing to a teen-ager so needless to say she racked up quite a bill and when I enquired about the charges they refused to give me a full refund even though they in all actuallity made a contractual agreement with a minor. As far as I’m concerned AOL is a virus that every anti-virus software should remove from every computer and their customer service is anything but that!

]]> By: Mike http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/2006/07/14/the-last-tv-appearance/#comment-191150 Mike Sat, 15 Jul 2006 00:02:00 +0000 http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/?p=2506#comment-191150 Good Evening: Just saw the Nightline story and I have to say, KUDOS TO YOU, MAN!!! I just cancelled my service w/AOL after 8 yrs and they did the same thing to me! All the stalling, and "...what's the problem,? I'm showing alot of usage by you" or "Could we interest you in our highspeed AOL?" I am glad to see people like you, "the little guy", taking the fight to corporate America's front doorstep. God Bless You, Ferrari!! Good Evening:

Just saw the Nightline story and I have to say, KUDOS TO YOU, MAN!!!

I just cancelled my service w/AOL after 8 yrs and they did the same thing to me! All the stalling, and “…what’s the problem,? I’m showing alot of usage by you” or “Could we interest you in our highspeed AOL?”

I am glad to see people like you, “the little guy”, taking the fight to corporate America’s front doorstep. God Bless You, Ferrari!!

]]> By: dan http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/2006/07/14/the-last-tv-appearance/#comment-191149 dan Fri, 14 Jul 2006 23:54:00 +0000 http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/?p=2506#comment-191149 Glad to see the abc bit on you. It took me about 3 months to cancel AOL. AOL gave me two months free and i just quit paying for it. You had a short call time, mine was like 2 hours.:) Glad to see the abc bit on you. It took me about 3 months to cancel AOL. AOL gave me two months free and i just quit paying for it. You had a short call time, mine was like 2 hours.:)

]]> By: Zac http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/2006/07/14/the-last-tv-appearance/#comment-191148 Zac Fri, 14 Jul 2006 23:44:00 +0000 http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/?p=2506#comment-191148 I'm watching it now! I love this, thank you for recording this! It needed to be done. :) If you want to talk, you can reach me on AIM at 'iammzac' :) You seem like a really cool guy. See you around! I’m watching it now! I love this, thank you for recording this! It needed to be done. :) If you want to talk, you can reach me on AIM at ‘iammzac’ :) You seem like a really cool guy. See you around!

]]> By: Bill http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/2006/07/14/the-last-tv-appearance/#comment-191147 Bill Fri, 14 Jul 2006 17:27:00 +0000 http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/?p=2506#comment-191147 VERY cool! VERY cool!

]]> By: Davey http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/2006/07/14/the-last-tv-appearance/#comment-191146 Davey Fri, 14 Jul 2006 12:25:00 +0000 http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/?p=2506#comment-191146 Be sure to You Tube it! Be sure to You Tube it!

]]> By: Davey http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/2006/07/14/the-last-tv-appearance/#comment-12485 Davey Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/?p=2506#comment-12485 Be sure to You Tube it! Be sure to You Tube it!

]]> By: Bill http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/2006/07/14/the-last-tv-appearance/#comment-12486 Bill Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/?p=2506#comment-12486 VERY cool! VERY cool!

]]> By: Zac http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/2006/07/14/the-last-tv-appearance/#comment-12487 Zac Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/?p=2506#comment-12487 I'm watching it now! I love this, thank you for recording this! It needed to be done. :) If you want to talk, you can reach me on AIM at 'iammzac' :) You seem like a really cool guy. See you around! I’m watching it now! I love this, thank you for recording this! It needed to be done. :) If you want to talk, you can reach me on AIM at ‘iammzac’ :) You seem like a really cool guy. See you around!

]]> By: dan http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/2006/07/14/the-last-tv-appearance/#comment-12488 dan Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/?p=2506#comment-12488 Glad to see the abc bit on you. It took me about 3 months to cancel AOL. AOL gave me two months free and i just quit paying for it. You had a short call time, mine was like 2 hours.:) Glad to see the abc bit on you. It took me about 3 months to cancel AOL. AOL gave me two months free and i just quit paying for it. You had a short call time, mine was like 2 hours.:)

]]> By: Mike http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/2006/07/14/the-last-tv-appearance/#comment-12489 Mike Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/?p=2506#comment-12489 Good Evening: Just saw the Nightline story and I have to say, KUDOS TO YOU, MAN!!! I just cancelled my service w/AOL after 8 yrs and they did the same thing to me! All the stalling, and "...what's the problem,? I'm showing alot of usage by you" or "Could we interest you in our highspeed AOL?" I am glad to see people like you, "the little guy", taking the fight to corporate America's front doorstep. God Bless You, Ferrari!! Good Evening:

Just saw the Nightline story and I have to say, KUDOS TO YOU, MAN!!!

I just cancelled my service w/AOL after 8 yrs and they did the same thing to me! All the stalling, and “…what’s the problem,? I’m showing alot of usage by you” or “Could we interest you in our highspeed AOL?”

I am glad to see people like you, “the little guy”, taking the fight to corporate America’s front doorstep. God Bless You, Ferrari!!

]]> By: Puck Cub http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/2006/07/14/the-last-tv-appearance/#comment-12490 Puck Cub Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/?p=2506#comment-12490 Heh, just caught about the last half of the segment on tv tonight. (july 15 2006) I paid for an account i didn't use for almost 4 years simpley because America OFFLINE wouldn't cancel my account without password/login etc even though i had the credit card information they were using to charge the fees to. (it was an account i'd put on hold while i moved around figuring out what i wanted to do. in 2 years i'd forgettin the login and password, and who ever keeps written records of that stuff?) So anyways, 4 years later i'm tired of them hitting my credit card, and i'm not about to cancel the card just to stop their autowithdrawls, so tried one more time, and got the same run around you did. They didn't want to cancel my account. they even tried to sell me useless crap i couldn't afford and didn't even need. but unlike you, i didn't get away with a simple 21minute call. was well over an hour and a bottle of aspirin later. So i guess you found out that AOL isn't as 'user friendly' as they claim. i give them credit for being tenacious, but i take those points away because they don't know when to quit. and a final note, with Nitelines followup, ... AOL said they fired the clutz... to which i'm thinking...... Fired only him? ALL Their operators are told to behave this way. they should remove their entire operator systems and replace it with a computer! :)) hahahahahah Heh, just caught about the last half of the segment on tv tonight. (july 15 2006) I paid for an account i didn’t use for almost 4 years simpley because America OFFLINE wouldn’t cancel my account without password/login etc even though i had the credit card information they were using to charge the fees to. (it was an account i’d put on hold while i moved around figuring out what i wanted to do. in 2 years i’d forgettin the login and password, and who ever keeps written records of that stuff?) So anyways, 4 years later i’m tired of them hitting my credit card, and i’m not about to cancel the card just to stop their autowithdrawls, so tried one more time, and got the same run around you did. They didn’t want to cancel my account. they even tried to sell me useless crap i couldn’t afford and didn’t even need. but unlike you, i didn’t get away with a simple 21minute call. was well over an hour and a bottle of aspirin later.

So i guess you found out that AOL isn’t as ‘user friendly’ as they claim. i give them credit for being tenacious, but i take those points away because they don’t know when to quit.

and a final note, with Nitelines followup, … AOL said they fired the clutz… to which i’m thinking…… Fired only him? ALL Their operators are told to behave this way. they should remove their entire operator systems and replace it with a computer! :) ) hahahahahah

]]> By: Carol Yob http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/2006/07/14/the-last-tv-appearance/#comment-12491 Carol Yob Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/?p=2506#comment-12491 I had a very similar experience with AOL several years ago when my daughter wanted to use AOL because she thought their search engine was better than most she had used to do research for school work. When she tried to cancel the service and they asked her why she told them we already had Net Zero High Speed for $15.00 a month so they convinced her to take their $15.00 package. What the rep didn't make clear was that the package only included 2 hours and that each additional hour cost $5.00. 2 hours is nothing to a teen-ager so needless to say she racked up quite a bill and when I enquired about the charges they refused to give me a full refund even though they in all actuallity made a contractual agreement with a minor. As far as I'm concerned AOL is a virus that every anti-virus software should remove from every computer and their customer service is anything but that! I had a very similar experience with AOL several years ago when my daughter wanted to use AOL because she thought their search engine was better than most she had used to do research for school work. When she tried to cancel the service and they asked her why she told them we already had Net Zero High Speed for $15.00 a month so they convinced her to take their $15.00 package. What the rep didn’t make clear was that the package only included 2 hours and that each additional hour cost $5.00. 2 hours is nothing to a teen-ager so needless to say she racked up quite a bill and when I enquired about the charges they refused to give me a full refund even though they in all actuallity made a contractual agreement with a minor. As far as I’m concerned AOL is a virus that every anti-virus software should remove from every computer and their customer service is anything but that!

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