Internet connection advice

[Admiral]

Not asking for much then.......

Actually Teleconnect tick all your boxes plus they offer unlimited free calls to the UK. Of course they're not "free" because you pay a small subscription for them but nothing compared to the actual cost if you make quite a few UK calls.

You don't rent the modem from them. It's their property and if you cancel they want it back.

Average cost is about €38 a month for everything you're looking for. BUT....if they test your phone line and discover you're out of broadband range then end of story....

You don't live in the middle of a converted haystack do you?

Trying to be helpful for once, why not try Lewis Edginton as a starting point in your quest? He runs Edge Informatique shop in Lathus - opposite the disused bar on the Le Dorat road and is more than well up on everything computer. His number is 05 35 54 14 54. And yes he is English with fluent French. If, for some reason he can't help, he'll know a man who can. Nice guy.

PS: Don't give up your France Telecom landline. I know too many people who've signed it over to other, cheaper, providers and if anything goes wrong FT don't want to know and you're left 'phoneless.