If it is available in your area go with Qwest Choice On-Line VDSL NOTE this is NOT the Qwest DSL. It is Linux friendly and supports multiple computers. Even though they officially do not give static IP addresses, the ip is assigned based on the hardware address of your nic so if you do not change nics the ip does not change. No cable modem is needed either. As for cell phone, I use Alltel where plans with shared minutes start at $29.95 for the first line and $16.95 for the additional lines. At least in my neighborhood, Verizon coverage is spotty. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Silhanek, Virgil" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 9:25 AM Subject: Moving to Phoenix Hi everyone, My wife and I are moving from Iowa to Phoenix in early May. I would appreciate any feedback on a few questions that I have with not being familiar with the area too well. For internet access, we were looking at hooking up to Cox cable internet. I know in the area I'm in now a lot of people have problems with both DSL and Cable Modem access. I just was wondering if there were any suggestions as to which ISP is best to go with as far as being Linux friendly and not blocking certain ports or that type of thing. We are also going to get cell phones in Phoenix. I've tried to look at providers here that also cover that area and have found so far that Verizon seems to be the best for our needs. We want 2 phones that are reasonably inexpensive per month and have shared minutes. Most of our calling is done from one phone to the other so unlimited/high number of minutes between phones is preferred. I guess my question is, has anyone used Verizon and are they a good cell company to go with? Thanks, Virgil Silhanek www.silhanek.com virgil@silhanek.com ________________________________________________ See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss