time for the annual Internet Speed Quest

[David Rysdam]

Joshua Judson Rosen <rozzin at geekspace.com> writes:
> I think FairPoint does have some service in NH that's analogous to
> FiOS, but I don't see any way to find out from their website how much
> it costs or whether it's even available in a given area. 

Yep. I know they have some kind of "high speed" service, but there's no
indication of how fast, how much or where. The website is a riddle
wrapped in an enigma.

It's sounding like the upshot is that I should try comcast. It actually
might not be that annoying to try, since I can leave my DSL alone until
I get the comcast working. 

What does the cable modem consist of? From a black-box POV, I assume
it's basically identical to a DSL modem. Magic on one side, CAT5
ethernet on the other. Plug my tomato-powered wireless router into that
side and away I go.