lets face it, its all new technology and nobody's really sure what the answers are.

Woven Wheat have been very nice to me.
As have Pulse radio really.

anyway theres no real need to be dismissive of people seeking to clear their minds abit on these tricky questions.

I think maybe you can get more webspace on free domains if you allow pop ups and this helps them make a bit of money on the deal.

Personally I use Fasthosts. Its a fairly idiot proof system and its about £3 a month to get started, although I think you have to buy a domain name. and you get people at the end of a phone line to help you - which I find very useful.