oh i totally agree with that. and really i'll be happy to switch to FIOS when it comes if it's faster and cheaper -- although really verizon is even bigger than comcast and just as evil, so what are you gonna do.

but if you haven't called comcast and asked for promo deals, you definitely should. and don't take no for an answer. i'm paying like $30 for my internet right now, and something like $70 for digital including hbo and showtime and whatnot. which i know is still more than the rest of the country, but is way less than what they say the price is. i just called and asked about promo rates and that's what they gave me -- give it a shot.