In a message dated 8/8/2006 8:59:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, DUNCHIGH@aol.com writes: And why do I feel as if I, as a dial-up user, will be paying the bill for anyone else who will be able to use AOL at no cost? Gail Vacaville, CA No--that really isn't the case in that if you used ANY ISP you would have to pay to use the service to get your primary connection to the Internet. Those who already have a connection are not a drain on the system because they are not using AOL's bandwidth to connect. They are merely providing eyeballs to view the ads AOL is getting paid to serve up. Joan