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When I used to use Verizon I had to actually connect to the internet (PPPOE), but recently I forgot to do that but it still worked. So my question is, did Verizon do away with the whole PPPOE thing

sorry...DSL, and I live in PA

well how come I used to have to connect, but now i dont?

no

it still uses  PPPoE  to simulate a dial-up connection to assign a new IP
no you still do

It acutally depends on where in PA you are ... some areas are PPPoE some are DHCP.

how come I have to pay for different speeds.
when T1 first came out you paid a higher price BECAUSE these are dedicated lines and these lines have to be installed,your hardware determined how much data you could handle,some modems could only handle 40KB,some would handle 56KB,and so on..
how come we are being charged different prices for different speeds our hardware should be determining our SPEEDS not the phone companies they are so busy placing devices on the lines to slow access down so they can charge us different prices..also known as diodes..

Robert