Ewwwww!! OK, seriously, if you don't mind AOL, then I guess its all right. I won't go back to them ever. I was a customer of AOL when they went through that capacity shortage a few years ago. I almost never got a connection. I vowed then to never deal with AOL again.
I don't know how they do it now, but AOL used to have that annoying proprietary software along with their highly filtered interface. Perhaps they have stepped up to the real internet now, I don't know. And if I ever see an instant message again, I'll scream. Those things had a habit of popping up at the most inopportune times and I absolutely hated it.
DSL or satellite access is the only way -- other than cable
The silver lining is that I will want to spend so little time at my computer that I will not be needing that carpul tunnel surgery after all....