I have it thorough my local phone company now. Great Plains.  I can wait up to 1 min. sometimes just to get a hookup.  Esp. if no school that day.

Who else could I get fast, reliable internet connections with?

I just had the computer in looking checking for virus?  I called Great Plains and they did a speed check and said it was OK.  They did do a reboot from their end and that made an improvement.  It is not 5 days since the reboot and it is slow again. 

Suggestions please.