Thanks Richard,
Like so many other UK country dwellers I won't see Broadband this millenium, so would be happy to pay for a faster link to the net. I don't have much requirment to upload any data so I could accept the fact that the high speed connection is only one way.
However the fact that there is a significant delay in receiving data rather negates any benefits. Looks like I'm stuck with the 56k 'runner with a cleft stick' for a while yet.