In Australia, almost all phone lines and cables are owned by Telstra. ISP's can piggyback on these lines anywhere in the country and offer their own (hopefully cheaper) service. Here's NOT how to do it... Arrived in my letter box today, "Virgin Broadband is now available at your place - free". I thought, better see what FREE means... it might be better than Telstra. "Pay only $60 / month over 24 months you'll get (basically unlimited phone calls) and line rental included" That is pretty good, if you're the type that like to talk on a landline all day. But, I rarely use the phone at all. So, that isn't much use to me. "Plus Free Broadband" - 2GB of downloads and no excess usage charges - Modem included Now comes the issues... - It's actually a phone plan - You pay by Direct Debit only - If you exceed 2GB, speed is limited to 64k. Additional speed limiting applies. - Service could be cancelled if you download continuously. - Peer to peer is limited to 32kb (about 3KB/sec), in other words, useless - And, nowhere do they state the normal broadband speeds So, I mean, what kind of a joke is this? For half the cost, a European can get megabyte speeds AND cable tv AND a phone - without the pathetic restrictions. Sheesh.