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AOL UK to remove AOL Hometown service
Monday 6th October 2008, by Daniel King
AOL UK has announced that it will be removing its Hometown Webspace FTP service.
At the end of October, the internet service provider (ISP) will no longer allow customers to have personal FTP accessible space online to create their own small websites.
The company stated that the rising use of other web hosting services on the internet meant that many of its customers were already looking elsewhere.
Consequently, the Hometown service no longer has the same level of demand that it used to.
A statement from the ISP said: "We have to look carefully at all of AOL's features to make sure we are offering as much value to our members as possible."
It added: "We've decided to focus more on popular free features like email, AIM, AOL Radio and AOL Desktop."
Some users have expressed frustration at the one-month's notice they have been given.
DavidB who runs his village website using AOL's service stated that the move could be the "end of AOL".
He commented: "I must certainly migrate to another ISP to keep the village website going."
Experts at ISP Review stated that the removal of free features such as this was becoming an increasingly common practice among ISPs because there are too many free alternatives already available.
In related news, Mac users who are considering moving ISPs may wish to consider AOL as it has updated its AIM for the Mac for the first time in four years.
The company said that it is making the move as many users who are moving from PC to Mac are demanding an "officially branded client".
Categories: Broadband, Switching, Broadband Products, AOL
