Activation occured a day earlier than they quoted

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PlusNet 2Mbps uncapped, no proxies, static IP, 250mb web space with CGI/PHP/MySql, newsgroups, email with POP3 and IMAP access with webmail, and some excellent online control panel stuff and great customer service... all for £39 a month

(even cheaper if I decide I'm not using it so much and drop to a capped limit with PAYG for anything over the cap).
Went with a Westell router in the end.