micaAB- it seems incompetance reigns at ntl. Maybe my area's got broadband now, they've just forgotten to tell anyone (including their sales people and the call centres)!
Thanks to whichever mod merged these threads, they were on the same topic. Though earlier posts do read a little confusingly now!
It'd be great to hear from people who have hard facts about broadband's arrival in areas in London, even if it is through such a bizarre way as micaAB above.