I have DirecTV for TV, Comcast for Internet. I was going to swap over to Qwest DSL several years ago but couldn't get the modem to talk to their servers. They insisted on being able to come inside the house so I asked them to cancel the requested account, they suggested putting it on hold until I was able to take a day off from work. A few months later, I got a bill from them demanding payment because apparently keeping an account in their computers counts as "service" despite the fact that not one bit ever exchanged between modem and server. Argued with their customer non-service about it and then they filed a "delinquent account" notice in my credit report. I don't care how many times they change their names, I will NEVER do business with that company again. Comcast is expensive but I get very high speed Internet (over 25 Mbps) and they are upfront with me.

I don't do landline phones anymore -- my cell phone is it.