emily, just a thought. are you going to get cable tv? does your cable provider provide internet access? it's not cheap, more in the $45 range (it's actually $88/mo for cable and internet for me, up to four email addresses) but for me, it meant no telephone landline. (i'm now cell-only) 'twas my happiest day in a long time when i called verizon and said "i'm sorry, your services are no longer required".
the modem is free i think. set-up was painless. my cable provider in ny is time/warner, you may have heard of them. i think they're pretty protective of their clients, i've gotten exactly ONE piece of spam in 15 months. patrick, always happy to hear from emily and excited about mama-ness np - radiohead, knives out -- one of my favourite bands paying tribute to the smiths, another of my favourites.
