lollllll

I can use my phone as a router/modem for a laptop, if I really wanted to...

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Europe's connections are much better than here

I don't know much about the mainland's connections (Chruser should, though), but I do know that most people over here are only on 1mb. The majority of phone lines will be able to get 4mb. Those in cities can easily get 8mb, as can some parts of the country. Big businesses will be on ADSL2+ and be able to get up to 24mb if they are near the exchange, though it's more realistic to say they'll be getting around 18mb.