I had a chance to get 5 years for $5.95 a month when my ISP was trolling for customers...but couldn't get the $$$ together...I did get my first 2 years for $6.84 a month...now it costs me $14.95..(and 'may' go up next March)...still a good deal for 24/7 live tech support and unlimited access with several alternate phone #s...(plus 42,000 newsgroups....I live in major metro area with lots of competition. There are MANY cable companies and DSL services trying to sell the fast stuff right now, but they aren't quite cheap enough yet...maybe next year.