DirecTV has an introductory offer of $39.95 for the first six months of service, no activation fee. They're the company that took over my Telocity provider, and my experience has been excellent. (Except they jerked the pricing to $49.95/mo.)
Now that the DSL seems to be working OK, I'll wait and see, give it another chance, but I'll also be looking into options.
We are getting DishNetwork hooked up next week to our new TV. We have been using the one I bought in 1983, and my husband decided it was past time for us to upgrade. The old one still works, but the new one is soooo nice. 27" flat screen, great picture.