Now that's what I call an internet connection (3)

With an old friend (and co-location co-conspirator) due to become one of my new flatmates this week, the Post Office's sedentary but stable 6Mbps ADSL line wasn't going to cut it. So we invested in something a little more awesome:

This is Sky's fibre offering. I'll write more about whether those figures actually prove stable and reliable over time, but meanwhile, apparently white is once again the new black ... these look rather nice in my lounge, and also provided a use for the borrower-sized coffee table my landlord helpfully sent round the other week: