My guess is that broadband connections are going to drop in price considerably in ~6 mos- year. There is a lot of activity right now at the FCC with regards to broadband pricing. http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=21511 the kind of pricing schemes that you cite below are used in mobile markets quite regularly to lock in revenue for entire business cycles. Also are you outside of phx metro? I know that much of the talk has been centered around rural broadband deployment, so price structures are certain to change if you live outside the city.[0] -jmz [0] "The House Ag proposal attempts to target rural broadband expansion in smaller communities and would create a National Center for Rural Telecommunications Assessment charged with assessing rural broadband availability and existing broadband loan programs." http://farmweek.ilfb.org/viewdocument.asp?did=10441&drvid=114&r=0.1338465 On 6/23/07, Jim wrote: > > Ok, I have seen what seems to be a smokin offer from Cox. $9.95 a month > for the first six months and $14.95 after that. Is Cox internet > connection really that cheap? Also, any recommendations for a cable > modem to get? Im pretty sure that my old WRT54GL, which is laying > dormant because I cant get DLS service from Qwest here, will not work. > > TIA > > Jim > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- .0000. communication. .0001. development. .0010. strategy. .0100. appeal. JOSHUA M. ZEIDNER IT Consultant ( 602 ) 490 8006 jjzeidner@gmail.com