[Kursk]

Thanks for the posts everyone. Yep kwikbreaks, turned off the router and did the quiet line test and all was quiet. Turned router back on and the fuzz returned. I'm hoping the replacement filter that's on its way will do the trick. The high resistance disconnect thing sounds scarier.

If VM will give me the cable, I'll dig up the pavement myself rather than put up with this service; it's like the dark ages.

Accessed an image heavy site today. I hope we don't have any cold callers tonight as I have a baseball bat looking to thwack something...