Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I'm looking for a pair of quality headphones that aren't seemingly made of glass. I'm an avid BMXer which causes me to frequently bash on any type of technology that joins me for my daily riding. I've been through the higher quality headsets in the Skullcandy line as these are supposed to be built for "abuse," which is laughable. I cant wear earbuds or canal buds, as my large ears seem to have a repelling property upon anything that sits in them. Wired or Bluetooth doesn't really matter, but I need something that can hold up to taking a few hits every now and again. I'm trying to keep 'em under $150. Thanks!"
I am not as optimistic as Ben about competition solving this issue through the free market (this assumes that the cable companies are operating in a free market in the first place, which they are not).
There is simply too much area in this country to cover and Fios and other newcomers are only going to show up in the densest urban areas where the subscriber per square mile ratio is high. For the other 50% of the country (far flung suburbia, exurbia and rural areas) they won't bother and we will all be stuck with the same old same old... cable companies who have been handed monopolies by local municipalities who can do whatever they want and who are rarely challenged. The "free market" this is not.
That is why FCC intervention is necessary. Just as AT&T and the Bells were forced to share their line (lines they built on public rights of way mind you) the cable companies should be forced to open themselves up to real competition. These companies built their empires using government contracts which lock the competition out. The time has come for them to really compete.
In the meantime, I do believe that new tools like Google's throttling detection software will help the average consumer become more informed about their bandwidth. Right now ISP's can lie to your face and tell you one thing and do another and there s no accountability or recourse. As internet streaming and downloads become more important these tools hopefully will become more mainstream and keep the ISP's honest.