What a difference a day makes .....
Just been onto the BT broadband site (
http://www.bt.com/broadband) and checked a couple of numbers to see if they had "improved" overnight. The power of the calendar! I am now eligible for up to 1M link at home and one of the office numbers can be upgraded to 2M.
I've now asked my ISP (
http://www.pipex.com) to upgrade the home number and I'll let you know the outcome. They (BT) might have to put a "proper" ADSL faceplate on the presentation in the house, I assume that simply means that BT's bit of bent and mangled three pair copper into the premises will be properly terminated and tested to show that they can deliver 1M at that point. If, by the time it snakes its way round the house to the PC, it doesn't manage 1M - hey, that's tough. Still only get 256k uplink though.
The doubling of downlink speed will cost 45% more than the "unlimited" 512k. I think that's a good deal ......