Harden up yankees, like darius said, that is the only option we got down here.

Our broadband is special, it runs on copper cables...:down:

Yup, prety standard behaviour for the big players here.
here's a page detailing what service I use - home30 http://adsl24.co.uk/broadband/home/
This is fairly typical, but unlike some isp's there's no port blocking. Tbh I doubt I'd use 30gb peak bandwidth anyway, considering I get unlimited at weekends and on weekdays from midnight to 8am. Not like Pipex (now Tiscali ) and their 'fair usage policy'. :dead:

There were bandwith limit options here before, usually offered at a lower price then regular flatrates, but nowadays the latter are the common basis for internet access. I have a broadband connection at 16 mbit/s downstream 1mbit/s upstream for 30 € the month, including a regular telephone flat.

And as it looks, part of the german stimulus package include investments into the broadband infrastructure to make even higher transfer rates possible all over the country, rural areas included, bringing the limit to 50 mbit/s transfer rates. Has to be seen at what price, however.

Due to the World Recession,
Some Governments will Tax You On Future Txts,
Via your Cell Phone,
Its only a matter of time before they decide to,
Over tax the net too,
I guess they will try to get
Blood out of a Turnip as they say,
makes you wonder where all those Billions of Dollars went :hmmm:,
before the big Bust,
World Population has exceeded Governments expectations,
Corporate Banks decide on the World Economy,
They also decide War And Peace,
Maybe their next move is to Tag every Human Being?
who knows :hmmm:

Though I am not completely sure what you are trying to say, I will get my tinfoil hat, just in case.

I'm on Virgin Media (formerly Telewest) 20MB broadband...whilst there is no capping, the d/l speed fluctuates dependant on the number of users at any given time, but I seldom go below 15MB.

I take it your BT exchange has upgraded to ADSL2 then? Still waiting for mine.

Virgin Media is fibre optic cable fed.....not sure about BT in my area.

ah, the good stuff hehe, the cable network near us (previously Diamond Cable/NTL/now Virgin) is all fibre optic from quite some time ago. Not available as 'cable' in my street for some reason, hence bt line malarkey.

That's one thing that narks some of my friends.....it would appear that the original cable tracks were plumbed in on an area selective basis.

I got mine 6/7 year ago yet I know people in lesser populated areas only 3 mile away that are still waiting. :hmmm: