EdW,

Are you sure you can't subscribe to internet only portion of cable? It's offered here. You do get a basic cable pkg with it (probably still more than we knew of 20 yrs ago) to provide a back-up for when the wind blows for too long. Plus, you will then have good internet/email service.

That's the way it works "here" anyway.

Sorry I know nothing about "big" tvs. I thought we HAD a big tv, but my son tells me that 25" Sony picture tube doesn't mean BIG anymore. Looks big to me.