We've had Roadrunner for years, and we pay $45 a month(which is less than the $50 a month we used to pay). As for AOL, I keep seeing the ads on TV saying it is free with Roadrunner, but I don't see it anywhere on the Roadrunner site. My daughters have been using the free AOL IM for years(as do most of their friends), but I think that it is just for the purpose of messaging, you do not have access to member pages. Roadrunner uses Outlook Express for e-mail, and I have trouble navigating it(I am very technically challenged), so I use Yahoo mail for free. I am hoping that AOL is free for Roadrunner customers, especially if we can set up an AOL e-mail account.