AOL price increase

[Panama Red]

Just a heads-up for those using an AOL mail box on the limited plan for $4.95 per month. You should have received an announcement of a price increase effective with your next billing. They are raising the rate to $6.95 per month for the 3 hour per month access and raising the rate for additonal time to $2.50 per hour. Guess it's time to train my wife on using a different mail system.

[glc]

I finally canceled my account Saturday. They tried twisting my arm with a free month and made me sit through all their hype about their safety and security features, but no underhanded tactics.

The confirmation mail had something interesting -

Since you have been a valued member of AOL, we are providing you with some features of the AOL® service. At AOL.com you can keep your existing email, Buddy List® feature, address book and more at no cost for as long as you like. There is no catch - this is AOL's way of continuing our relationship with you and we know you'll benefit from the convenience of keeping your same email. Simply visit www.aol.com and log into mail with your existing screen names and passwords.