Hello all!

At the risk of opening up a can of worms discussion on how "... [insert ISP
name here] is just a bunch of greedy, overbilling bastards ...", I would
like to get some objective (and mildly subjective) information on the best
way to compare my broadband options.  I have both cable and DSL available
to me in downtown Olathe, and I would like to know what I should look (out)
for, since many of you out there already have broadband.  I've been a
little too cheap to get it so far, but I finally found a tenant for my
rental, so I will have a little more cash coming in and can afford to make
the leap.

If it matters, I'm wanting to put up my own firewall and share the
connection with computers all over the house.  I've been planning something
like this for awhile, and I have inexpensively amassed all of the hardware
I think I could need.  I've got five otherwise useless laptops that could
make great email/surf stations, and a whole bunch of other desktops,
servers, hubs, cables, and even a 16 port switch with a fiber uplink port.

Any insights would be appreciated.  Thanks in advance for the info!

Kevin Finch
Network Administrator
DST Systems, Inc.
816/435-6039
krfinch@dstsystems.com