If you get warned up to 100% and you need to get online, you can use AIM Express to sign on, this works because, you are not really blocked from signing on when you have been warned to 100% your rate limit is just so small that the sending of the sign on packets knocks you off. The only downside is you can't send messages, any messages, quickly. Rate Limiting does not just include IM's in itncludes most AIM Features. So, You can use the AIM Express here on my site, that has no ads, or you can goto www.aim.com and use it there.