[greencreeper]

Hmm. Today is following the same trend - but not a steady decline, more of a stepped decline, punctuated by losses of connection. I've a few irons in the fire regarding tackling the issue. Had a think last night (well, more the early hours of the morning), and I've bought another faceplate - same one I used for my parents, so I know it should be fine. And 30m of CAT 5e with a socket. Also reserved a DECT phone at Argos. Total cost about £50 My plan is to forget BT and move the modem downstairs, with a CAT 5e extension upstairs to my PC - Ethernet travels better than ADSL, being the theory. I won't have a socket for the phone, so I'll use a DECT phone instead. If all goes well, I'll have a socket doubler for the phone downstairs and the new DECT phone; an extension for Sky+; and a CAT 5e extension upstairs. It's more of a hassle than an expense, but it should allow me to be certain that the fault is an exchange one and not the internal wiring - assuming that the rewire does not fix the connection drop outs.