Hey Harold, just a quick note about Aliant. Not that I ever like to defend them, but at my apartment we have the Aliant High Speed Ultra, or whatever they call it (their fastest service). I use Xbox Live almost everyday, and it works perfectly. Also, I know you have been having issue with Skype, but it seems to work fairly well for me. Granted, I don't use it very often at all, but when I do it seems to be fine.