When I moved to Daly City my options were either Comcast or DSL. I picked DSL (w/ Sonic), at significantly slower speeds. Sonic's DSL is just resold AT&T DSL, which I also hate, but I hate Comcast more.
If my only options were Comcast or dial-up, I'd probably still pick dial-up.
I would love to see the news story about Comcast having fewer remaining subscribers than the DSL provider...
still wouldn't make them change their practices, I believe they are too far corrupted to ever 'heal', but it would be hilarious if they gave up serving an area because it wasn't economically viable anymore.
If my only options were Comcast or dial-up, I'd probably still pick dial-up.