Delays in loading AOL mail to Apple Mail

There are times that no AOL mail appears in my Apple Mail but if I go to the AOL website, there is unread mail there. It will eventaully come through but may be 24-36 hours later.
Is it AOL or Apple?
I use my old AOL account as my "shopping" email for retail purchases, etc. that aren't important enough to send to my iphone. That way, when I order something online, all the subsequent ads aren't arriving on my phone.
I am using a MacBook Pro with 10.6.8
Any clues?

Associates of mine are having these same issues ...
They are NOT on AOL ... but a variety of other standard email servers ...
So, it does not appear to be an AOL problem.
But rather with Apple Mail in particular.
My old AOL app, far outdated now (but still works) ... does not have these issues ...
I wish Apple would not become involved in applications it does not intend to actually support and develop properly, over the twists and turns in it's own OS .... and hardware systems.
I've still not taken the time to switch away from Apple Mail, but ... the situation is not getting any better ....
It is obviously something wrong in their system, because:
Other services have the same problem ...
and the problem is not consistence or predictable ...
   the same on a variety of computers, and a variety of Mac OSs ...
I've found no reliable 'fix' for it, other than waiting ... until Apple Mail decides to actually deliver my mail ...
Sometimes over a DAY late.
    Sometimes, a message will come in, then dissapear completely, no trace of it ...
       Then reappear at some point later .... Or sometimes not at all ....
And the crazy thing is ...
Sometimes-
            Not all the messages are late ...
      Sometimes just a message or two. Even from the same service ....
         Usually though- Everything .... is late ... from all services ... not just AOL ...
           Often-
               Nothing comes in for many hours ... then poof- a pile of stuff appears, all at once.
                    I've at least gotten a sense of when it's 'withholding' my emails ...
Does anyone know either a fix for this, or a better- reliable mail application for Mac?
This is an unacceptable situation.
Thanks!
ps:
I should note:
There is nothing wrong with my internet service.
   I am working regularly online, at fairly high speeds.
Typically 20.7 down, 4.7 up

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