[XCSSA] Once again, cable vs DSL, and also Grande

[X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio]

My Time Warner Roadrunner cable modem service went out last weekend.   
It seems like it does that at least once a year about this time.  I  
called service on Sunday night.  Used to be they'd answer then, but  
now they just took message and I still haven't gotten a return call.

Last time it went out, I said to myself if it went out again before  
too long, I'd switch to AT&T DSL.  OK, here I am making that decision  
now.

AT&T Elite DSL claims to get 6mbps.  Is that true?  Price seems  
slightly cheaper than cable modem, but as usual I'll have to get the  
second bill to be sure of that.  It's close.  One friend of mine says  
"DSL is slow" but 6mbps is fine for me now.

Non-turbo cable (what I have now) claims 7mbps and turbo cable claims  
to get 15mbps, but online reviewers are very critical of the claim  
for Turbo.

The AT&T website says I can get AT&T Elite.  AT&T was out in my  
neighborhood last year for months rebuilding a shed that is basically  
next door to my house, so I think I can get all their latest stuff  
including U-Verse.

I do not want U-Verse or any such package.  Just internet.  I get my  
TV from Dish satellite and will not change that until someone else  
has both FSTV and Link TV channels.  Cable has neither.  DirectTV has  
Link TV but not FSTV.

I can also get Grande, they were out a couple of years ago setting up  
my neighborhood.  How is that?  They claim 8mbps for $39.95 and  
12mbps for $49.95.  I know the neighborhood was hooked up with fiber  
but I don't know if they run fiber to each house.  I might get the  
12mbps package if it actually delivers that, also gives twice the  
upload speed (useful for media sharing stuff like Orb and VNC, I'm  
not doing any hosting).

Charles Peterson