talktalk is so popular that the waiting list is lloonngg. my account switched to talktalk on 1th sept, and i'm still waiting to "go live" with broadband. my first go live date was early october, then late october, then yesterday, but i still havent got broadband. its not their fault they cant cope, just wait a few months. i know people who have the same problem with pipex, homecall, toucan, vigin and orange (many problems are due to BT slowing things down on purpose). the BT wait isnt as long, but it costs more, same with tiscali. if you're poor and patient you just have to get on with it. if you're rich and impatient go with BT.