DSL providers?

[JD Runyan]

Regardless of who you get your Internet from, your DSL comes from SW Bell.
I have been off line for a month because their system is so convoluded, and
am ready to move to the Cable Company if they are available yet.  Cable does
not provide the services that I like, but I don't know anyone who has had
downtime like I am having once they are up and running.  I would avoid DSL
like the plague until other telcos can provide the DSL line service to your
home, SW Bell just can't handle the new technology with thier current
corporate infrastructure.

> Hi,
> I have a cable modem at home. I am interested in switching to DSL. I
> talked to sw bell and they say that I have to purchase $100 worth
> equipment (which includes a nic and modem). I was talking to some people
> in an irc channel and they advised me against buying the equipment.
> "Lease it" was pretty much the consensus. I called a couple of companies
> here and none of them seem to be leasing the equipment and most of them
> go through swbell again (same old buy modem + nic) stuff.
> I would like to know if anyone knows of a DSL provider that I can
> lease equipment from and with which I will be able to use my existing
> phone line with swbell and be on the web simultaneously.
>
> thank you,
> Aravind