Wireless! (or should that be clueless?)
After three weeks the wireless router thing turned up and after a further hour and a half trying to install it I have it working! Yippie!
Had i put the cable into the ASDL socket and NOT the phone socket I may have got it working in less than 20 minutes but there lies another story *shrugs*
So I am typing this sat on the sofa with a very happy cat curled up and leaning in to me *g*