Ok you have several possible options. First, DSL, which I am sure you have heard about. Fiber, currently offered in very limited areas, Cable internet, which is an upgrade to your existing cable TV installation. Satellite high speed, either two-way or one way (in conjunction with a 56k modem), or Wireless.

Which do I recommend? at this point in time I would say that DSL has improved to the point where it is roughly the same as Cable overall. While DSL is often more stable, Cable usually offers higher download speed. Be prepared, no matter which option you choose, you will have to pay significantly more per month than you currently do for dialup. Prices for any kind of "always on" high speed service are, for the majority of US residents, over $35 (including all taxes and surcharges) per month.

A quick introduction to Broadbandreports.com

In order to get a quick idea of how many DSL products may be available to you in your area (of the US), we invite you to use our DSL Availability Checker which queries providers to determine how far you are away from your local telephone office, and which ISPs we have listed may claim to service your location.
Is SPEED what you are after? enter your zip code into our speedtest results database to find out which ISPs (by domain name) are currently providing the best download and upload speeds.

ISP Reviews
An important part of our site is user experiences with the different ISPs. On the Home Page you will always find the last few days of received ISP reviews. It can be quite interesting to read the experiences of others especially those that live in your state.
You can also Search for an ISP in our database, and then click to read the reviews received to date on that ISP.
Don't forget.. when you do get service ..

ISP Good Bad and Ugly charts
We keep a weekly table on which ISPs get the best average user scores in each category. This is also a handy chart on which providers are most popular (by number of reviews) with our users.
Our main page for links to help you find DSL, Wireless, Satellite and Cable providers is here. It may ask you your Zip-Code first, so please provide that so that the information can be customized for your town. Oh, and if you are looking for higher speed data lines, all the way to dedicated fiber, then you should check out the search engine our partner, bandwidth.com, operates, click here.

What are people saying in your area?
Local information can be most valuable when deciding who should get your business. Check what people are saying about high speed service in your Zip-Code.

Direct Support from your ISP online!
One of the most popular initiatives this year was to let ISP techs answer customer problems directly, and securely, right here on this site. If you are an SBC or Covad customer, consider visiting these forums if you have a current line issue. We hope to add more direct support teams soon.

News
Our home page always has new news of interest on broadband. If you are after specific information on a company you may find past articles of interest, just use the search function. You can also submit news to our editor yourself if you have something interesting that others should know about. Just use the got-news link on the home page!

FAQs and Forums
Our long time members have accumulated a vast amount of information, tips and solutions in our databases. In our FAQs section, we display information FAQs on everything from AT&T Broadband to Zyxel Modems. Just use the SEARCH box at the top of the FAQ page to find which FAQs are most related to your problem.

Forums
We have a spectacular array of broadband related forums. Here you can get almost any question on broadband answered within hours. Many of the popular forums also provide links to FAQs, at the top of the forum, that were built after watching the same questions come up again and again. So dip in and find the forums that are most useful to you.

You can find in our Forums...

Support and chat for most major hardware vendors.

Forums for each major US metro area, where you can ask local users what providers they most recommend.

Popular forums all about Microsoft, all about Macintosh, all about Unix.

A busy and effective Security forum where you can always find information on the latest security red alert.

A forum for help and chat on EACH of the major Telcos, for each of the major CLECs (such as Covad Communications) and EACH of the major ISPs.

A range of forums on Canadian issues - chat, providers and more.

A busy forum on home networking and another on Wireless networking

SPAM getting you down? join others in comparing the best anti-spam tools

Campus Broadband discussions

Broadband politics and Legislation

Tweaks and the tools we offer at this site

Computer hardware addons. Overclocking.

For sale and wanted and Hot Deals

Gamers on broadband, both PC and Console live here

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