Bron and Ed, thanks for the info re mobile phones. That type of deal would be ideal for me.

My mother has finaly been put on the freeserve time deal. It took from 12/5 to 20/6 to get "processed", but hopefully things will be ok now. The actuall deal sounds quite reasonable for those with BT phone lines. It cost £10 a month for 24/7 access but it includes £10 worth of voice calls which my mother makes in a month anyway which was why I favoured this service for her as she should effectively be getting free 24/7 internet access.

Jon