Well, adsl modem arrived this morning and after two very quick phone calls to the isp support line (local rate call charges and less than a minute or two on hold) I am now surfing on broadband!
Now I have to start migrating my website to my new (bigger) webspace, close my account with my old ISP and see if they'll offer redirection.
Anyone in the UK looking to go broadband- I now recommend
www.plus.net - good support so far, hassle-free connection, and all for about the same money I was paying freeserve for a slow, crappy, unreliable unmetered dialup that kicked me off every three hours.
www.dogscoff.co.uk - coming soon =-)