Of course there is a fee for dial-up. Have you looked at the basic charges on your phone bill lately? AOL pays those same charges multiplied by thousands of telephone lines. There HAS to be a fee so they can pay the telephone bill. It's a DUH!! Ruth In a message dated 10/23/2009 10:55:17 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, RLTJPS@aol.com writes: Dial up seems to fall under the FEE, no matter what the motivation.