Cheers for the dns addy's downquark ..... took a while to work out how to change it in Win M.E., but browsing back to normal with the dns settings changed- if anything my browsing speed has increased to what it normally is. Just shows how k*ackered NTL's set up really is
At least NTL turned off the transparent cache round 'ere in Warwickshire, the same as in the Manchester area.... think that may be the reason its working for some and not for others.