802.11 to the ISP. That sounds expensive.

In my particular case, it's costing me $45.95 per month, all inclusive.

I get a price break because I'm on a hilltop and will be acting as a relay station to the next valley below. So they installed two separate antennas on my roof. Bit of an eyesore, hence the discount. Normally it's something like $65.00/mo.

Cable is similar in its monopoly, but cable companies are a little better on the service end (at least around here.)

Strange. My cable company sucked so bad with regard to TV service that I vowed never to get a cable modem. Not that it's ever been an issue because cable internet service is still not available in my area.

Scott Adams said it best. Cable modems will never be as successful as phone-company services for this reason: The people who work for the cable company are the people who couldn't get jobs at the phone company.