After ordering DSL from Pacific Bell, and finding out that (a) they use PPPoE and (b) that there are plenty of other DSL providers out there who could provide me with ATM and a static IP address, I called up PacBell and immediately cancelled my order. Okay, no problem, they said.

Turns out they went ahead and put the order through anyway. Consequently, I had to phone them up and cancel the order, then wait until the line is disconnected again before DSL Extreme can hook me up again. (The irony is that DSL Extreme likely hooks up through PacBell… Ah, DSL Hell.)