Perhaps somebody can explain how this broadband stuff works.
My understanding is that it goes from my house via BT until some huge junction box which could be miles away. Then it goes into 'the internet' via a big pipe owned by my service provider.
Round these parts we are quite a long way from the BT exchange, and the only time I notice the broadband goes down is when there is a bloody big thunderstorm and rain in the local area. My assumption is that something has gone wrong with the BT copper. If my next door neighbour was on another service provider, the chances are that his broadband connection would go down as well.
So why the big difference in providers? Isn't BT the weak link in the chain and there is nothing I can do about that as we don't have cable.