See if he can get the Pro set up. SBC upgraded me last month and my speed doubled from around 1200-1300 to 2400-2600!
SBC is offering ADSL for $14.95 am month if you sign up via the internet. This is hard to beat. There are a few "provisions", but nothing you can't live with.
I finally talked my tight-wad father-in-law into gettin it, I'm going to install it for him tomorrow.
Since the standard (not the ad based ones) ISP charges around 19 bucks, this is a sweet deal.
I hope this isn't considered Spam, it's just an FYI.
Wayne

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