Dropped the proxy server today and am connecting to the internet ok. Ping times a bit erratic especially to east coast USA, Asia and Australia. Packet loss ok. How long till next problem day is anyone's guess.
Fingers crossed. If another cable operator was available I would have changed ISP already. What happened to "Monopolies commision"? when the only operator available in the area is Ntl, surely thats a monopoly? Telewest cannot supply this area because it's in the Ntl franchise area. Monopoly????