[EricScott]

Look guys, that is a huge scam. I'm in the technology business. What they're doing is called caching. They install an app to your system and on your hard drive, it keeps a copy of the most recent web sites you've visited. It only seems like it's faster because they're fooling you into loading images and pages from your hard drive. When you go to a page you rarely visit, it will take just as long because it has to save that website info to your drive before it will ever get any faster.

Sending things outbound or getting streaming video or music is still just as friggin slow because those things can't be cashed.

For the real deal, go with your local carrier's DSL or Cable modem technology. Yes, they range from 40 to 60 bucks a month, but in the grand scheme of things, you can do away with the extra phone line and the subscription which eliminates your phone bill and 25 bucks to AOL or whoever you use. You'll end up with about the same monthly cost and you'll have BLAZING FAST access. Example: Download a 5 meg file on a modem takes about 30 minutes. On DSL or Cable it takes about 30 seconds. For Real.

Another option is BiDirection sattellite access. DirecTV and Hughes have combined to make a dish antenna that lets you get DirecTV and Internet access without having to install new phone lines or cables. All internet traffic is received AND sent over the antenna, not using phone lines. For more info, search the web for DirecWAY.

If you really want to do it up, just call your local phone company and have them install a T1 line to your house. That's about 500 bucks a month but you download Porsche pics faster than you can say 'shazaaaaam!'