This is just stupid.

[JustAGuy]

If you know of any alternatives to Rogers Lite that offers better bandwidth in the $25-$35 range, I'd love to hear about it.

If I recall correctly, you're west of Toronto, so I'm not sure what the ISP's are like over there. Bell Sympatico High Speed and High Speed Ultra are probably too expensive (Basic DSL, which is very good, is $45 a month).

Comparable prices for more speed are available with lesser known ISPs. They all use the same network and same (or comparable) equipment, so whoever you choose to go with, you can't really go wrong. The only true monopoly is the cable company; where you are, you have Rogers and only Rogers. Bell is the other main-stream option, but other ISPs offer the same quality DSL that Bell might have but for less.

As far as other types of Internet connections are concerned, there aren't any options. IDSN is pricey and is the same speed as Rogers Lite. Fibre Optic connections run up to $2000 a month ($1000 for service, $1000 to the PUC for maintenance. Damn PUC!!!). T1's aren't available in most residential areas, and anything other than ADSL is too expensive. VDSL, SDSL, and other types, are all extremely expensive or not available.

If you want to save a little money, or pay a little more for much more in terms of quality of service, I'd suggest looking into local DSL providers. If DSL is not available in your area, or you are too far from the switching station for reliable service, then it looks like you're out of luck.