Part I was yesterday, cable guy got my new internet up and running. Followed by 4 hours of new router connection, shutting off the wifi and DNS on the old modem/router, but I actually got it to work!
Old speed test:
0.55 mbps down, 0.48 up
New test 3 minutes ago:
28.60 down, 5.96 up-
--52x faster down and 12x faster up! I like!
Next up: My Ooma is supposed to show up today. I also bought one of their Lynx wireless extenders. I've decided to spend $10 a month on the "premier" service, which gives me a second line, auto-forwarding if the internet goes down, and caller ID names, among other things. According to some online reviews, the Lynx is supposed to be the equivalent of a POTS line, to which I can plug in a fax machine. Whether it will actually work or not? I'll let you know...
By paying for a year up front, porting my old phone number won't cost anything. Not sure how long that process takes, but the instant it's done and the phones work, my phone company is getting another cancellation call.
My old ISP of 16 years is getting the axe today (or as soon as my wife gets her email accounts changed over).