By the fact that Comcast has a monopoly in my area both as a cable provider (which comes with the territory) and in broad band I can't help but be biased against them. Every problem reminds me that they have a strangle hold on both these markets, and I don't even have the option to switch. So much for market forces.
Also, I shouldn't have to setup my own DNS server (this did stop a lot of the outages I was experiencing).
No other wired option, Verizon refused me service (something to do with the wiring in my apartment building). Wireless is an option, but then I either need an extra machine running with the wireless NIC to function as a router for the 2 current machines. I pay enough in power as it is (mainly due to electric heat).
Also, I'm sure that Verizon won't sell you anything (they are just another shitty company that caters to low-end consumers), but higher-end companies will probably make the effort to fix your wiring. Speakeasy is one.
Thanks. I'll have to check them out. Verizon did wait like 3 months to tell me no, can't say I was very impressed even ignoring the fact that they refused to give me service.
Also, I shouldn't have to setup my own DNS server (this did stop a lot of the outages I was experiencing).