I couldn't get an American Express Card via an online application. It just never happened. Because the wonderful WebFlyer operation foundered, AmEx is now the locus of the continuing free connectivity provided by the company that served WebFlyer. But you need an AmEx Card to get it. Besides, I have learned over time always to generally try what I hate.
Hate is a good sign of underlying possible love.
In any case, my Roadrunner experience has been just dandy, thank you. That is gone. People can call me up again. I get, in addition to a big thick cable that is part of my TV apparatus, an external cable modem I am told never to turn off because after three days it will not resurrect, but rather need heavy reprogramming. I get also, courtesy of the low level tech who did a creditable installation job, a clean and undisturbed transit to my Yahoo Edit Bookmarks page which serves as my home page.