As is the same all across the majority of the country, his options are
pretty much limited to his "cable co" and his "tel co"

I usually see lower HSI prices from the telcos.

You are almost always required to commit to a 1 year contract to get the
lowest rate.

-Chris

___ Gary E. Kampel at <gekampel@...> wrote: ___

> I am helping a neighbor in Delray Beach
> <http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=delray+Beac\
> h+Florida&sll=37.579413,-95.712891&sspn=29.175468,53.613281&ie=UTF8&ll=2\
> 6.474876,-80.085526&spn=0.129381,0.209427&z=12&iwloc=A> , FL.
>
> He bought his first computer, an iMac, to replace his WebTV (yeah, I
> know its MSN-TV now). He was paying about $22 a month for their dial-up
> service and is done with them.
>
> He asked me to advise what internet service provider he should go with
> to keep his monthly internet charge about the same. All he wants is to
> read his emails... and see the YouTube links his friends send in these
> emails ... so he doesn't need to get maximum bandwidth. I want it fast
> enough to use iChat and Skype to video conference with friends and
> family.
>
> Can I get some feed back if any of y'all know facts and figures on what
> you use, why you selected them, what they cost, etc. If you know a web
> link that compares all ISPs in south Florida, that'd be great, too.
>
> Gary Kampel