Tony:

I think you could be out of luck using Earthlink as a high speed provider. In many cases no matter who your DSL provider is the so called last mile of cable is owned by Verizon. Even though you're paying Earthlink they are using Verizon wiring to your home.
You're up against the same problem I had with high speed internet service and that's location. I think you may have mentioned
aproximately where you're located in EG.

Problem is you're too far away from the CO (central office of Verizon). The CO is located in town just off Main St. I was in the same situation where I live, just a little too far away from the CO. Verizon is promoting like crazy in some cases even where a customer is located near the CO there is a waiting list to sign up.

I bit the bullet and went with Cox Cable I have phone,internet and TV with them. They offered a bundling discount, yea it's a bit pricey but I need high speed access since my job is computer related. Hope that helps.


[This message has been edited by Stephenm52 (edited 12-28-2005).]