I don't even like it when an employee walks up and starts in on " what can I help you find" and then tries to get you to sign up for something. I found that with Best BUY. Tho I did get some interesting info that lead me to another store seeking what I really wanted, they did have a supply of people walking the floor "faking" help, trying to get you to sigh up for some service..pop ads in person. NOT NOT NOT> The ISP I was THINKING about is half the price of the on I am on but they also use popups on the free side..by their ad they SAY not as many with the payed service which I USED to have but left because of terrible service with acess numbers. I am having a hard time convincing myself it IS better to go back to cheaper to save money. Mary Lou >>* ^ * << kg6ocz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wyatt M. Portendt" <nunyabidness6@xxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 12:57 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: popup killer program > Don't forget to factor in the cost of those ads and spam in the rate you > pay for your ISP account. They all use space on the line and space on the > servers. So the next time you send a bill to your ISP, remember that, if > not for all the spam and ad traffic, they could reduce a server or two or > better serve the customers they have. Spam and ads rob everybody from the > ISP to the end user. The maggots behind this are deferring *their* cost of > doing business to others and getting away with it. It is theft of > services, pure and simple. > > It's insane. Imagine being in a department store and having a clerk fly up > in your face saying, "Buy this, buy that!" Now, that's rude, but you > *were* in the store ostensibly to buy *something*. Now, imagine going into > a Sears to buy a lawnmower and then having a clerk from an adult bookstore > come in and try to sell you s e x toys by flying up in your face, following > you around the store, sneaking flyers into your pocket and shouting over > and over again to buy their crap you don't want anyway. You would be > outraged. So where's the outrage when they do that online? > > Opt in, not opt out. > > > On 6/16/2003 at 9:23 AM a whisper was heard, and the one known as kg6ocz > was rumoured to have uttered.... > > | True it is my business what I see..what web sites > | I want to visit..but when > | I am imterupted by ADS half a dozen times on a given web site. > | It's like a > | magazine..when you end up getting 25 or 30 of those rip out > | cards for some > | ad for something that have to be ripped out before you can > | decently read the > | magazine...you either rip them out and read or you stop buying > | the magazine. > | It's your choice. When web sites get nutz with ads you can > | either block the > | ads or if they chose not to let you view the site without > | viewing the ad > | FIRST, you can stop using the site. OR stop buying from the > | site.. I guess > | it's also kinda like feel free to thro ads at me, but also be > | aware I will > | feel free not to patronize your site.. > > ********* And So It Was *********** > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > For more info: > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk