Earthlink is screwed up. They always try to levy phony charges on my credit card. Their rates for dial up accounts are crazy, over $20.00 a month. They do offer a low price guarantee though.
So I always pay $60.00 a year. I've done this for several years. Then when the billing cycle ends, they start billing me at like $23.00 a month. I've never had that kind of rate, ever. I finally dumped Earthlink.