English Over The Sleeve

I registered for my ISP on Good Friday, 2 weeks ago. Then I moved in. Then I went to the UK for a camp. On the day of my return, I got an e-mail telling me that UPS had tried to deliver my modem (the wondrous Freebox) and failed (probably because I was returning…). The very next day, I got them to deliver it to the office, where I received it. That evening, I plugged it all in - to the computer, the wall, the tv and the stereo.
Now I have ADSL 2+, a 24 meg connection to the ‘net, more TV channels than I know what to do with, a time-shift recorder (with a 40G internal HD and a plug for an external USB drive), a remote control with more buttons than a NASA prototype (seriously, there are more than 40 of them, and you can turn it on its side so it looks like a game pad…) and free phone calls to more countries than the Commonwealth. I can reasonably expect to have FTTH within the year, and if I had any sort of wifi application, it would work anywhere in the building, thanks to MIMO and the 6 antennae that come with the set up. I can also stream content from my PC to the TV (and vice-versa), or to the stereo for that matter.
How much? €29,99; that’s how much (that includes everything, from taxes to TV).
Best of all, it all Just Works(TM) (on Linux, of course).

I’m upgrading, and then I’ll be off the I/net for a time (the site won’t though).

What’s more important, electricity or internet?

Because I’m moving at the moment, and I called my ISP 24 hrs before I did my electricity company… That probably says something about the state of the world.
(Actually, I think that that says something about internet - I could subscribe online to my ISP, but I had to call the electricity company. I can’t see why I had to call, but I did…)

My ISP (should be offering to install FTTH within the next few months, for no extra money… Here’s hoping!