I have cox(zipcode 92630) and I don't really like it..fast download speeds most of the time, but very bad upload speeds, occasional downtimes(once or twice a week) and occasical slow times(few times a day) bad packet loss, bad ping in games, ping spikes..etc..it isn't very reliable, but when it is, it's only good for fast browsing or downloads.
oops..i've been looking into dsl, but I don't know if I want to pay $10 more bucks a month for slower downloads(but faster games, probably more uptime, etc)
here's a speed test I just ran at dslreports..sometimes it's good, sometimes it's slow..it's always spikey
2002-11-24 16:21:51 EST: 1274 / 96
Your download speed : 1274084 bps, or 1274 kbps.
A 155.5 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 96015 bps, or 96 kbps.
Seems like broadband .. above the 1mbit barrier!