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to the site.
2) The only way to get BB from ntl is (believe it or not!) get a BT phone line, then use ntl's 'Offnet' (for non ntl areas) Freedom Service.
BB won't be coming to your part of the world any time soon from ntl, so I would at very least get a BT line anyway, that way you can choose from the huge list of ADSL suppliers.
More info on ntl Freedom here:
https://secure.ntlfreedom.com/broadband_512k.aspx
More info on ADSL suppliers here:
www.adslguide.org.uk
FWIW-I don't think the ntl offering is very good value for money (same package as BT/Wanadoo offer), & you're better off going with one of the DSL 'big boys' IMHO.
HTH, enjoy the site.