Originally Posted by pinniped
Would SBC require me to have one of their voice lines in order to get DSL?
Yes...and you also have to have a POTS (voice) line in order to use DirecTV (the converter box must remain connected to a phone line for authorization and billing).
Upside, the DSL is only $26.95 a month if you have voice (which would run $20ish/mo) and DirecTV can be had for around $50/month. So you'd have voice, DSL and satellite TV for around what you spend on the cable bill alone now.
BTW we're in STL and have had zero problems with SBC.