Bill D -

The big problem with cable is that in my area you MUST SUBSCRIBE to cable TV service before you can get the cable internet connection. This is something that the cable services REFUSE TO TELL YOU until the come out to install; but has been verified by several people I know who have cable internet.

I do not have, and do not want, cable TV. I should not have to pay $49 per month (the cheapest TV plan I've found, and which would give me NO USEFUL CHANNELS) in order to get an internet connection for "only $24.95 per month." Failure to reveal this "condition" is just false advertising. REFUSAL to admit it until they have your deposit is outright fraud.

Reports here also continue to be that while cable downloads are fast, uploads are no better than - and may be slower than - dialup. Most satellite systems seem to have the same one-way feature. The situation may be different, for either or both, elsewhere.

John