Yes. Yes, they are. ADSL2+ max. is 24mbps. Also, they charge a great deal more for those higher speeds. (around here, the jump from 6 to 12 is an additional $5 per month, so not so bad, but it goes up a lot beyond that.) My $41.95 Earthlink (TWC) cable modem has been the same cost for years; speed has gone from 5/384 to 10/1 today. (they haven't negotiate access to wideband speeds.)
