Thanks for the Qwest info.  It would seem Qwest "is less than optimal" 
for running web/DNS/mail at home.  What about Cox@home?  Is it any 
better for this?

I had a really good experience with cable in Hawaii (typically > 2mbit,
sometimes as high as 5mbit), yet L.A. blew chunks (typically 15-20Kbit
and totally useless Friday/Saturday night).  I have 640K ADSL from Qwest 
now (in A.J.) and I love it (except for the Intel 2100 WinCableModem).

George