Interesting hearing all you chaps down south complaining about the internet. I live out in the sticks in North Yorkshire and had to ditch our land line as BT wouldn't supply the Broadband as it was so slow. Alistair, I had to laugh at your comment
"When home broadband was 2-8Mb", if only! At the moment on Mobile Broadband and on a good day I get 1.5 mbps, takes minutes sometimes to open a email. Neilda, I wouldn't venture up this way if I were you, our nearest petrol station only takes cash and he is not alone. The majority of car parks still demand cash so living by your phone alone you would't last long. If only the rest of the country would follow suit, life would become a pleasure again. Hate this unreliable HiTech world.

Sir P