[Zeke]

I might as well bite the bullet as much time as I seem to be online. I'm in SoCal, what's the best ISP/DSL package here?

I have Verizon land line service and that is nearly impossible to get around in Long Beach. I've tried, belive me. I don't care what they say about deregulation. It's like CA is a right to work state, but try to go to work in a union shop as a non union worker. Sure, it's legal on the books, but it ain't gonna happen.

I have digressed, but suffice to say, I'm stuck with Verizon. What should I do with that connection? Mind you, I only need this a couple hours a day, so go easy on me. I don't want to spend a fortune. I've already dismissed the possibily of satelite connectionthru my existing Direct TV. It's too expensive.

Now that I'm at this, what's the deal anyway? You need a cable or a dish, you need wireless, you need an ISP with a high speed connection and you need a land line or two for fax, good quality calls, etc. Jeez, what's your monthly communication budget? I think I could lease a small car with the outlay.