Choices in one Montgomery County, Md. Location -- 20832 ZIP code	Monthly cost in $ (except where noted)	Download rate	Upload rate	Minimum contract length	download limits (if any)	monthly data transfer allowed	cost in $ above minimum transfer		comments
Verizon
High Speed Internet Starter	17.99	768 kbps	128 kbps	12 months	none mentioned				modem included
	14.99	768 kbps	128 kbps	24 months					modem
Power Plan	29.99	3 mbs	768 kbps	12 months	none mentioned				wireless router included
	27.99	3 mbps	768 kbps	24 months					wireless router
	37.99	3 mbps	768 kbps	1 month					modem included
FIOS -- Fast	39.99	5 mbps	2 mbps	12-24 months					router included; free installation
FIOS -- Fast (monthly)	47.99	5 mbps	2 mbps	1 month
FIOS -- Faster	49.99	15 mbps	2 mbps	12-24 months
FIOS -- Faster (monthly)	57.99	15 mbps	2 mbps	1 month
FIOS -- Fastest	179.95	30 mbps	5 mbps	12 months
FIOS -- Fastest (monthly)	199.95	30 mbps	5 mbps	1 month
Comcast
Performance	42.95	6 mbps	approx. 384 kbps	1 month	none				"power boost" to 12 mbps available
Performance Plus	52.95	8 mbps	approx. 384 kbps	1 month	none				"power boost" to 12 mbps available
									*Most 'unlimited' broadband packages have a fair usage policy, which comes into affect if customers are slowing down the broadband speed for others, due to 'excessive usage'