Quoting Dan Rue <drue at therub.org>:

> On Sun, Mar 06, 2005 at 05:46:14PM -0600, Wyl Newland wrote:
>> I must have Qwest DSL specifically so that I can retain my static IP
>> addresses.  Do/can cable companies "bridge" me to my own ISP
>> (Winternet)?  Alternatively, do/can cable companies rent me a static
>> IP address sub-network.
>
> When you have cable internet, you can not choose your own isp.

Sorry, but I have to pick this nit. Using Time Warner cable you can currently
choose either RoadRunner or Earthlink as your ISP. I believe that Comcast is
not offering people the option of an alternative ISP.
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