Bezerk - we were paying $60 for Comcast and then AT&T entered the neighborhood and began offering $30 service.  

We told the Comcast peeps we would switch if the rate was not lowered and they offered $30 a month to hold onto our business - albeit at a much lower rate.  Hopefully you have some other providers to leverage an argument.

ya i have a macbook pro and everything you guys said made aboslutely no sense to me.  which is the best carrier ?

3G = AT&T or Verizon but AT&T would be my first choice

Mac Book pro is usually ballsy so you have no issues with whats under the hood. Just make sure the 3g cards are mac compatible if you go that route.

But basically anywhere u can get cell phone coverage you should have good or decent internet access. But if you like t download tons of stuff etc then be sure to check out the plan thoroughly as some might charge for over use etc

But basically your choices are

DSL from the local phone company
cable internet from your local cable provider
3g services
or worst case dial up