Re: "free" AOL CD's

[Keith Dzura <kdzura@SOUTHEASTERN.STOKES.K12.NC.US>]

You don't even need to use a different CD, all you need is a different
credit card number.  I even think their database of used credit card numbers
only goes back six months so after six months you can use it again.  But why
bother when you can get free access elsewhere?  And why use AOL?  I know the
kids like to use the instant messaging with their friends but you don't need
to have AOL as your ISP.  You can download their IM client for free and use
it with any ISP.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Hingham - Middle School - Dave - Greenberg" <greenberg@HHS.SSEC.ORG>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 4:41 AM
Subject: GEN: "free" AOL CD's


> Many of us get a zillion AOL CD's in the mail for "free" hours. My
> daughter's roomate wants to use all of them by signing up for AOL with
> the first CD and at the end of the month, cancel that AOL account and
> open up a new one with another "free" CD. Besides being a PITA, will
> that work? The other problem associated with this plan is that AOL asks
> for a credit card number for some reason in order to get the "free"
> access. Why do they need that? Wouldn't  AOL figure out this scam of
> cancelling service each month and opening a new account with the same
> credit card number each month? I need advice.
> TIA
> --
> David P. Greenberg
> LMC Director - Hingham Middle School
> Hingham, Mass. 02043
> greenberg@hhs.ssec.org
>
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