One reader sent in the following reply. We will have to drag cable companies kicking and screaming to the high-speed access market, not to mention the vendors marketing security software. They have no clue. We have an NT-based network, with Win95 machines too, sharing two printers. ISDN was a possible alternative, but after three failed installation attempts by the phone company, I told them to quit.
Cable is the much better deal.
It's way faster. The modem was installed last month. That shuts down my network. It is unacceptable. I discussed options with the executives at the cable company.