AOL for Windows 9.5 Final (0.4337.148.1)

1.9 out of 5 stars 1.9 (296 votes)

(October 15, 2009)

Windows 7/Vista/XP / Subscription / 17,642 downloads

America Online (AOL) is a leading Internet Service Provider (ISP) that provides users with access to both the Internet and special AOL content. It offers several individual channels of content and features that cover topics such as news and entertainment. Members can obtain up to seven email addresses per account, as well as 10MB of personal home page space. Buddy Lists and instant messaging features are also included. With an AOL account, you can utilize a vast array of chat rooms, message boards, and online stores. Other features include online screening software, user profiles, and easy access to the Internet with AOL's own browser. The installation utility simplifies setup by locating local dial-up numbers, finding your modem, and configuring your software. AOL provides hundreds of widespread dial-up numbers, many of which offer speeds of 56 kbps.

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  1. 3 out of 5 stars
    lestrange

    Reviewing 9.5 Final (0.4337.148.1) (Oct 29, 2009)

    Turning off Topspeed in AOL 9.5. It's not hard. Go to program files\common files\AOL. Select Topspeed and send the whole miserable subdirectory to the landfill. Without Topspeed, the browser isn't bad--and the tabs are better than the little window button at the bottom of the page for opening a new window.

  2. 4 out of 5 stars
    DoHickey

    Reviewing 9.5 Final (0.4337.148.1) (Oct 15, 2009)

    The way you feel about the company is not a review of the software. A review is about the functionality of the program.
    With that being said, I have no problems with this release. All other 9.5 betas that I tried had lots of little problems that made the experience like having a stick poked in my eye.
    As long as some people prefer an all in one solution to the on line experience, AOL will be around even if it is the free for broadband service.

  3. 5 out of 5 stars
    TomA102210

    Reviewing 9.5 Final (0.4337.148.1) (Oct 15, 2009)

    nvic said:

    Reviewing 9.5 Final (0.4337.148.1) (Oct 15, 2009)

    Ugh. I can't believe they still make this. Not sure how much worse they can make it.
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    Too bad your post is empty rhetoric, saying nothing at all of any substantive nature. And yes, they (meaning AOL) still makes "this" and "they" will continue to make this. The GM of this software is first class. Sure, there are still a few bugs, but show me a software that doesn't have a bug or two. I'll rate it a 4 and a half, but because the rating system doesn't accept halves, I'll make it a 5.
    Next time try saying something about your experience with this GM build. That is if you even tried it.

  4. 2 out of 5 stars
    nvic

    Reviewing 9.5 Final (0.4337.148.1) (Oct 15, 2009)

    Ugh. I can't believe they still make this. Not sure how much worse they can make it.

  5. 3 out of 5 stars
    methuselah

    Reviewing 9.5 Refresh Beta 17ab (0.4337.125.1) (Sep 27, 2009)

    beta17 isn't bad, for what it is. I have it working on Windows7 RTM satisfactorily, although it's the first AOL software I've used in a long time.
    Folks like me, who can't stand moving ads, generally dislike this software, and use either Thunderbird or Firefox and webmail with something like adblock plus and noscript.

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  1. Apr 1, 2009 - 12:30 AM
    methuselah

    Did they re-institute the 10 meg home pages again, or is the description incorrect? Last I heard they removed all member pages.

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