I got a cable modem recently and cannot believe the speed. I consistently run at 1.5 Mbs which makes my connection one of the fastest in the world. You can check your connection speed by going to any number of free speed tests on the web (just type "speed test" into a search engine or just
go here).
Which ties into this fundraising thread. By switching to cable, I was able to cancel my second phone line which was $30 a month. Now Free Republic is getting that money.
That's as good a reason as any to join the broadband revolution <VBG>. Now if they had similar upload speeds (of course, then you're talking business-class ISPs)....