If only, if only my local exchange was only upgrade to ADSL in 2005, and ADSL Max in 2006. No ADSL2 (or as BT would say 21CN) for me. Though on the plus side it is due to be upgraded to FTTC/P sometime this year. The whole BDUK is a behind schedule due to issues with EU rules or something regarding state aid. I can't wait to get fibre and get shot of this slow upto 8Mbps service I get. I'm sick of paying more for an inferior service as where I live I can't get deals offered by IS providers, but I digress.
I can relate to that. I do have DSL, theoretically, but for unknown reasons sometimes for days or even weeks I don't get a connection. My ISP tried pretty much everything but is unable to pinpoint the problem. Frustrating!