[ataggart]

>That's exactly what AOL provided when you accessed the 'internet' through an AOL dialup account.

And where is AOL now?

[c_c_c]

I understand your point but AOL still makes money off of dial-up subscriptions. According to this article they make the majority of their profit from their approximately 3 million dial-up subscribers.

http://www.techspot.com/news/51589-aol-dial-up-users-account...