gosh, i had no idea that so many people don't have broadband available
have you tried calling up and complaining? getting your neighbors to do the same? emailing repeated requests for it?
i don't think it could be that hard for them to set up if enough people in the area showed interest. i live in a somewhat remote area where most of the cable accesses are from the 70's. only decent tv access is thru satelite. but we have had dsl available for about 3 yrs now. i know they had to rewire some of the house wiring when they installed it - that's how old and out of date most things in my area are. even my cell phone barely works most of the time.
and it sounds pretty criminal to me when at&t can't provide dsl, but charges you more than that price for dial-up. i think i would complain to the public utilities commission on that one!!
sorry to sidetrack your thread esther, but your new camera really will make more people want to see the high quality pix!!