Is it true that you have to reboot the "gateway" aka DSL modem almost everyday?

Well, you don't have to reboot the modem everyday but there are issues with it. Nearly everyday the modem goes into a sequence of losing sync and resyncing on and off for 30-45 minutes. Sometimes you can shorten this annoyance by rebooting the modem. Sometimes that doesn't work. In an average week I probably reboot that thing 4 times.

I used to have Flashcom with a lovely 3Com modem that worked like a dream. I still have the modem, but it is not compatible with Telocity/Verizon. Check out my review of Telocity on DSLReports:
http://www.dslreports.com/comment/822/22407