Too bad Clear cripples their service by port blocking.

A landline is intalled at my house for DSL purposes only. No phones are connected and I don't know what my phone number is. When I called and asked Bellsouth (now AT&T) about naked DSL the sales rep had no idea what I was talking about.

Will there ever be a day when cell phones can deliver broadband internet access? Then maybe we can buy cellular routers to connect our computers and ditch the landline once and for all!

All it needs is a 4 inch suspension lift and some swampers.

Which is better for connecting to an HTPC? I would think an LCD is better suited since it will be partially used as a computer. Any suggestions?

HTPCs don't stand a chance because the cable companies don't want you to have a HD cable card/tuner without a HD cablebox. Even then the HD signal is downgraded because of cable companies DRM policies for HD tuner cards. Here's the kicker: An HD HTPC requires 2 ugly cable boxes to have Tivo-like DVR capabilities. Does this make sense to you? It's just another example of coroprate legality vs. common technical sense.

Stand up for your cable rights, visit http://www.eff.org.