On Wednesday, SBC Communications announced a deal on their SBC Yahoo! Express DSL package. New customers who also buy SBC local phone service can get DSL service for only $14.95. This puts DSL in the same price range as the cheaper dial up options, such as NetZero, Netscape, and PeoplePC. This is a great deal considering that this DSL package is roughly 25 times faster than dial up.

If you are using AOL right now, you should ask yourself why you are paying so much for such a slow connection. Is it really worth waiting 10-20 seconds or more just for a page to load? Don't be fooled by AOL Top Speed or NetZero Hi Speed. These gimmicks do nothing to speed up images, videos, music, or other downloads.