So after being led-on for almost a week now, on hold for hours, and waiting for SBC to call every day, they finally call us up today and tell us, "Sorry, you're too far from our office, so you can't get DSL." EXCUSE ME? You sign us up, take our money for shipping the hardware to us, waste our time waiting on hold, and then tell us, sorry, you can't get DSL? How about just telling us right away that we can't get DSL? What kind of business is this? We'll sign you up, boost our subscriber numbers, and then leave you hanging with dial-up access.

So now, the only other option for high-speed internet access is Road Runner Cable (which I wanted to get in the first place), but we've been thinking about switching to DirecTV since our cable reception isn't all that good here, so, if we now switch to DirecTV, we'll end up paying more for Road Runner because we're not a cable subscriber and, basically, we'll just have to pay it because it's the only options available.

Of course, even though I want to stick with cable, just order Road Runner today, and just forget about trying to set up satellites, boxes, and all that other crap, if we can save $0.01 per month by switching, my roommate will switch. Good thing I'm just here for three months. Bad thing we're stuck with the SBC monopoly...

URL: SBC Communications Inc.