Red states are good, blue states are bad. Seeing how most CEO's are Republicans and most red states have no problem giving huge tax breaks, not surprised.Ask Jerry Jones,Texas is big on corporate welfare.
I had same painful AT&T experience, although i was able to log into the modem and it displayed connection speed in the advanced menu.After frontline hell, second tier support fixed the problem.
http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/bay-area/2011/07/bart-shooti...