I'm trying to work of if describeing an ISP as
simular to AOL would
constitute lible.
I'll call my lawyer... ;)
If only that were so. They instill a complete browser
shell over IE.
AOL do, yes. Which makes installing AOL far more complicated than any
other ISP, as you actually have to install something.
Not exaclty not all ISPs offer all their services in
all areas.
It's more different types of internet connection are available in
different places (ADSL, cable, satalite, etc) - if you can get ADSL
from AOL, you can get it from anyone. The speed might be different if
one ISP has LLU at your exchange, but that's all.
While their customer service is probably better than
NTL (not hard)
that isn't quite what a meant. AOL gives people who want it a sort of
cordened off area of the internet with nothing more dangerious than
AOL regulars and certainly nothings as freaky as say 4chan.
There is that. AOL is much more like the pre-internet days of seperate
networks. (Maybe that's why they're so rubbish - they didn't notice
when the internet arrived)