Brian Perry
Senior HTF Member
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I am surprised that AOL hasn't been told to stop their deceptive advertising campaign. It used to be "700 FREE HOURS" with the fine print being that those 700 hours had to be used in the first month. In other words, unless you spent more than 22.5 hours per day -- every day -- on AOL, you could never use those 700 hours.
Now they've expanded the offer to "1000 FREE HOURS," this time to be used in the first 45 days. Same bogus deal.
I liken this to offering someone "10 FREE MOVIE PASSES" with the catch that they must all be used in one day by the same person. While not technically fraudulent, it's blatantly deceptive. I would hope that everyone sees right through it, but the fact that AOL is using the "1000 hours" wording instead of "45-day unlimited use" means that they know at least a few people will fall for it.
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Now they've expanded the offer to "1000 FREE HOURS," this time to be used in the first 45 days. Same bogus deal.
I liken this to offering someone "10 FREE MOVIE PASSES" with the catch that they must all be used in one day by the same person. While not technically fraudulent, it's blatantly deceptive. I would hope that everyone sees right through it, but the fact that AOL is using the "1000 hours" wording instead of "45-day unlimited use" means that they know at least a few people will fall for it.
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