AOL outages and service status in Reading, England

Problems in the last 24 hours in Reading, England

The chart below shows the number of AOL reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Reading, England and surrounding areas. An outage is declared when the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line.

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AOL Issues Reports Near Reading, England

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in Reading and nearby locations:

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  Ultra Mugnus (@mkn1ght) reported 32 minutes ago from Reading, England

  @SJM1878 @AOL "PUT THE PHONE DOWN MUM I'M TRYING TO DOWNLOAD A PICTURE OF CAPTAIN JANEWAY IN THE NIP"

AOL Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Brian Suttmiller (@B_SuttyNY) reported 6 minutes ago

  @Irina_exh 19 for me. Never had an AOL address.

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  Daniil (@DaniilBuilds) reported 7 minutes ago

  AOL and Time Warner didn’t just pay for what the two companies were worth in January 2000. They paid for what they believed the two companies could become together. The announced merger was valued at roughly $350B, with AOL shareholders expected to own about 55% of the combined company. The logic was easy to understand: combine AOL’s internet business with Time Warner’s media assets and create value neither could generate alone. But there was a financial problem hiding inside that logic. Future synergies are uncertain. The merger closed in January 2001. SEC disclosures later put the acquisition cost at approximately $147B. Then came the accounting reckoning. In 2002, the combined company reported a $98.7B net loss, including a $54.2B goodwill impairment. That $54.2B was non-cash. It did not mean the company suddenly paid out $54.2B in cash. It meant the value previously assigned to acquired goodwill could no longer be supported at the same level. That distinction matters. When you pay upfront for future synergies, you are effectively putting a price on value that still depends on execution. If the synergies arrive, the premium can make sense. If they don’t, shareholders can end up carrying the cost. The most expensive synergy is the one you pay for before you prove it exists.

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  KaleDilemma (@myTapeDeck) reported 7 minutes ago

  @bennyjohnson Such an easy fix.. nuke the internet. Life was WAY better before AOL came along.

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  Paul Walsh (@Paul__Walsh) reported 7 minutes ago

  There’s a white paper to be written on this. I was a beneficiary of IDA Ireland when I started at AOL in a portacabin with 20 people in Tallaght, before AOL became the second company after Oracle to open an office in East Point. So I’m thankful because it gave me a solid foundation for my career. Ireland’s reliance on US tech companies is now a massive problem. They now have significant leverage with government. AI data centres is probably their endgame.

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  Lambretta (@LambrettaGP1971) reported 8 minutes ago

  @james_spir19274 19. Never owned a water bed but have lain on one Can't remember ever having an AOL address. Would have had the Aussie equivalent tho

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  Don Jester (@don_jester) reported 12 minutes ago

  @Irina_exh 19 out of 20, I never had an AOL E-mail.

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  Mohit (@codewith55) reported 15 minutes ago

  Which email service would you choose as your primary email in 2026? Outlook Proton Mail Gmail Yahoo Mail iCloud Mail Zoho Mail AOL Mail

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  👁️⃤merican Mafia (@FortunaDiem) reported 17 minutes ago

  @uncreativetom this retard made Zader Fader on AOL and it was absolute trash 💀

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  ColonelPopcorn🫡🇺🇸🍿 (@WickedAwake) reported 22 minutes ago

  They siphoned our pennies so easily. Not to mention the fact that the prices are so overinflated in so many products. Bleach went from .49 to $10. Rubber bands and envelopes are $7! And then they put a bunch of poisons in their products to kill us slowly and keep us dumb. Things have gone to **** since WE GOT MAIL from AOL. One of the first images we saw was **** with a horse. The world as I knew it Jumped The Shark that day. This evil has been getting bigger and better for a long time. And with the internet, they got faster. I pray to God that our Saviors and Military and Allies have this under control and that We truly are safe. God Bless us all 🙏

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  john (@johndillen77) reported 24 minutes ago

  @Irina_exh 19. Never had an AOL email