Just in case you need them, it can be worthwhile keeping details of a pay-per-minute dial-up service somewhere to hand. A surprising number of broadband providers expect you to contact them only via e-mail, which can be problematic if their service is not working how you would wish.

The sort of service I mean is provided by these people among others. If you save the details in your dial-up settings you will just need to find a modem cable if bad things happen and you need to use them.

That said, the horror stories about installing broadband seem to be dwindling and you may well find it a problem-free process. I do hope so, best of luck.