Cancel AOL, it sucks on a bunch of levels.
Cable internet or phone-line DSL is great, but if you'd
rather have dialup, there are alternatives, some of which are only $9.95/mo. or so. Peoplepc, NetZero, and Juno
come to mind. In the case of the latter 2, you can pay
$5 more a month and get faster downloads (at the expense
of picture quality--though you can click on the picture
and make it clearer). When I left AOL it was $23.90 a month.