On 15/11/2010 19:51, Adrian wrote:
was about as slow as a slug
with a broken leg trying to wade through treacle.

I just tried the same wikipedia.org page from two ISPs, one worked one
didn't. My fixed connection, Plus.net, failed but my mobile connection,
Three, worked fine.

Everything else I've tried today through plus.net seems ok so I don't
know why wikipedia is having problems.