<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by UALOneKPlus:
The cable companies charge a higher fee because if you get internet cable w/o cable TV, you will still be able to watch cable TV.</font>
This wasn't always or isn't true. The cable company can install a video trap on your line. Make sure they do, because if they don't you might end up in jail:
http://www.geocities.com/flutocracy/cablemodem.htm
It's a very funny story, but the geocities site is sometimes very slow, so be patient.