It sounds like Comcast offers (slow) service in your area. A lot of times, both the phone company and the cable company have "new customer" (i.e. "not with us in the last 12 months, or if you ask nicely") discounts. We had AT&T DSL for four years, hopping from one promotion to the other--I'd just call them up near the end of each promotion and ask to be switched to a different promotion. Earlier this spring they couldn't (or wouldn't) switch me to another promotion, so we jumped ship to Comcast, who had a 12-month $25/mo offer. At the end of the 12 months, we'll likely jump back to AT&T, since their 3Mbps is better than Comcast's 3Mbps.