I would argue that I am not an "abnormal" household by any definition other than my internet access and that even by that definition, I am not particularly abnormal where I live.
your based out of san jose, there might not be any other area like that in the U.S. as far as connectivity and concentration of i.t. savy. there might be 10 cities in the U.S. with the same infrastructure and availability as you have accessible. there are not 50. while not abnormal where you live, it is abnormal to the rest of the country.
There are many people I know of with much more expensive and elaborate internet connectivity to their houses than what I have within 30 miles of me.
While I don't think I represent the typical residential ISP customer, I do think that the typical customer will eventually learn what static addressing is and will want it for a variety of reasons.
Owen
scott's user base is more typical than what you can find in your neighborhood. i am sure some of the same users live within 30 miles of you too but you,i, scott, or anybody else on this list can not be considered normal in this respect. james