I wanted to ask which ISP providers in southern California offer the best service - no downtime or any other trouble. And for a reasonable price.
Second question is the hardware. I know you have to have a DSL modem. However, are the DSL modem proprietary to the company? Can I go to Best Buy or Fry's and buy a DSL modem or a router with built in modem and use it with any service provider? Or do the hardware the ISP ships for you is locked into him?
Also, I will be using VoIP. I will be using the Sipura 2000 ATA (Analog Telephone Adapter). Any issues with different ISP providers? I don't recall which one but Vonage or Packet8 do *NOT* work with AOL. But then again, I don't know which ATA they use.