Since last year my broadband sync speed has halved to 608kpbs , it has always suffered from frequent disconnections so I am sure the fault is on the line. Before I try to investigate the problem further I wanted to try to find out what speed I should be expecting, in the UK we have a few websites that allow us to enter our postcode and telephone number and this gives us an estimated speed from BT, do France Telecom have anything similar. Thanks in advance Chris