Hi razpag,
A supplemnentary.
I think issues were always to be expected with ASDSL, because although its a very clever piece of copper based technology it was a response to "proper" fibre optic transmission historically being deployed by companies such as Telewest. But will Infinity offer merely a different set of challenges to ASDSL anand not be a panacea?
So perhaps the question I'm really asking is: is Infinity likely to be inherently more reliable than ADSL, or are we (as consumers) just facing a whole new set questions which will require forums such as this to help us?
I must admit I'm tempted to migrate, but the old saying about pioneers, indians, arrows and all that make me hesitant.
GunJack has quite rightly pointed you to an ongoing thread about a posters issues on his FTTC circuit. However, that particular fault appears to be REIN (though not officially confirmed as yet).
The FTTC will enhance peoples broadband enormously, of that there is no question. The 'challenges' left will be the existing network from the cab to your premises. This in time will probably also be uplifted to fibre as and when budgets allow.
Haven't got the time to give a long reply, but the decision is yours to make as to whether to migrate to FTTC when available. Telewest/NTL/C&W etc etc are championed by people who were lucky enough to live in high-volume populated areas that the cable companies targeted. They wouldn't for exapmle cable to my plush house where only 5 houses exist, but they would happily cable to the sink estate a few miles away. Whereas the GPO/BT had to provide PSTN to anybody, anywhere in the country, so the costings to upgrade all these people to fibre are something your Bank Manager would throw back in your face within a second of looking at your business proposal. it isn't going to happen anytime soon.
FTTC is a step in the right direction, whatever doom and gloom merchants would have you believe otherwise.