I just tested the speed of my cable modem bandwidth at 2.9 megabits per second. I wouldn't go back to dialup in a million years. I pay $30 a month for 6 months and then $50. It reminds me of my first microwave. Once you have one you can't live without it. I recently talked my 66 year old dad into trying it instead of dialup when my parents moved. He was VERY reluctant but I fussed until he gave it a chance. Now he raves about it and he and my mom (same age) BOTH have their own new computers and my dad installed a LAN so they both have high speed Internet. And I remember when they got their first computer.
It's worth it!