The Search for an ISP: Anger Rages!!

Thanks in advance for the help.
I've recently made the decision to ditch cable TV, but unfortunately with the TV goes the acceptable price for my DSL. After checking a few sites and finding most to be maddening to navigate and constructed in the style of a choose-your-own-adventure novella, where one must save the page they were viewing because invariably the attractive offer he or she just clicked will lead to a pit full of rusty spikes, I figured I'd get farther just asking on Hipforums.
So. Anyone (in the Midwest?) happy with their internet service provider? Got a price range? How often do you deal with service interruptions?

An unrelated question: My wireless router (linksys) seems to randomly decide it wants to no longer provide a connection, and I have to unplug it for a few seconds to make it work again. Any ideas?

 

change your LinkSys wireless channel. make sure that you try a few channels starting with the one farthest away. i have problems with my belkin. belkin sucks though.

so far, LinkSys makes the best that i know (opinion)