If you're paying AOL prices, you can get into ATT DSL for $30 a month. They merged with SBC so do a search for them too, might be even cheaper. 'Round here you can also pick up BellSouth DSL Lite for about $25 a month. Any of those three should be a good reliable service if you have availability in your area - and lots faster.
Netzero, PeoplePC clutter your useage with ads & banners in the browser. I hate that. Netscape had none of that when I used them, but that was years ago. For dialup, Netscape would be my choice.