No matter what type of broadband line they're connected to, Actiontec modems have always sucked; what's more important is that FIOS is finally rolling out to a

No matter what type of broadband line they're connected to, Actiontec modems have always sucked; what's more important is that FIOS is finally rolling out to a decent portion of the population. A firmware upgrade (or new brand of modem) will hopefully follow soon. Now it just has to drop to a reasonable price. $160 (or even Comcast's $99 triple play) is a testament to how badly the telecom industry is broken in the US. In France, DSL(22mbps up/1.5 down) + HD Cable TV + a landline with unlimited calls to 70 countries is $27/month including all taxes and fees.