That's the ironic part of this...SBC (for example) has 3008/512 kbps for that $25. After protocol overhead you see about 2500/430 on speed tests, or 315/55 kilobytes/sec on transfers.
Yet, Comcast et. al. seem to think that 384/384 is worth $25 a month. Try $10. -- Don't kill 'em, just bill 'em.