[afraidfortherepublic]

AOL was a great entry point for new web users. After awhile, they will probably notice that they are still on a tiny little bicycle with training wheels, while the rest of the world is zooming by on motorcycles. AOL will be in huge trouble, especially if they think broadband isn't that important.

And what is better?

And AOL DOES have broadband service. They try to sign me up every day, but I cannot justify the expense. Tell me an equal or better service that I can access both from home and from my computer at work, and I'll switch. I'm a technological dummy, but I like to save money!

[Vinnie]

. Tell me an equal or better service that I can access both from home and from my computer at work, and I'll switch

If you are determined to stay with dialup, try Earthlink. I had Mindspring, now Earthlink, and was very happy with them. BUT, they didn't offer broadband so I went with cable modem.

If I ever went back to dialup, Earthlink would be my first choice.

One thing to keep in mind. If you have a dedicated phone line for the computer, broadband is not more expensive. You can dump the dedicated line and that will pay the difference for broadband.

[safisoft]

And AOL DOES have broadband service. They try to sign me up every day, but I cannot justify the expense. Tell me an equal or better service that I can access both from home and from my computer at work, and I'll switch. I'm a technological dummy, but I like to save money!

What AOL does not tell you is that their broadband still requires THEIR software to access. That is nonsense. If you cannot get into the Internet without firing up their idiotic software, then it may be "fast" like broadband - but it is not the same. "Always on" means something powerful to those of us who have it. AOL Broadband is basically fast dial-up... a rip off.