from experience... cable has been a better choice for me.
i'm not sure if it was verizon that sucked...
but dsl was about 2-3 times faster than 56k
with 640k dl speed they advertised...
i never got to dl anything in 3 digits.
with cable... i've seen speeds up to 300-400kbps.
it's still much less than 1.5mbps they advertise...
but still it sure beats doing under 100k.