Lucky Green sez:
Given that a good number of people on this list live in CA, this might be of interest to you. It certainly was to me. PacBell is selling flat rate 2B ISDN Internet access at $50/month. Plus the regular home ISDN fees, but this is still much cheaper than what I paid before. You might want to think hard before you buy at new 56k modem that in all likelihood won't be able to give you 56k anyway. And no analog modem will ever give you 128kbps.
But don't they still charge you a penny a minute? That adds up fast, and would probably cost you more than your $50 internet access fees. Plus the cost of ISDN service... All told, you're looking at $150 or so per month. When for $150 you can get a brand spanking new 56K modem, and pay $20-30 a month. Not as fast, but a much better price/performance ratio.