There are some services that provide greater bandwidth but you arso have to ask about bandwidth caps. Like with cellphone plans, you can buy 8 GB of data but they slow you down after 1 GB, I'm sure some providers do that too. Some use packet shapers to reduce your bandwidth for certain types of data, such as streaming.
So, when shopping around, ask a lot of questions and get guarantees, in writing. For technologies, I'd avoid most DSL. Cable is good depending on the provider. I hear that Verizon FIOS is good but you don't get the speeds that they announced before they started installing those systems plus there may be some construction work involved at your home that you may not want. The best bet here is to ask your neighbors! We can give you advice based on what we see locally at our homes but it may not relate to what is available for you. I used to know that satelite internet providers used to be slow because of the technology (not sure about DirectTV, etc.).
Once you look at what is available to YOU and have made an informed decision based on bandwidth guarantees and any throttling, remember that wi-fi has not kept up with hard-wire speeds yet. Games are also graphic intensive so you have to watch what your PC performance is vs. what your wired bandwidth is. Unless you are doing a lot of intensive Internet games. Pings of 8000 is really slow. If that is milliseconds, then the ping response is 8 seconds! Terrible!
So, for the best ISP, find out what choices you have first. Talk to then about their guaranteed bandwith and if there are any caps on how much you use or the type of use. Some make you pay extra for more bandwidth. Avoid streaming over slow WiFi.