I just called Telecom Italia and ordered an upgrade of my 1.2Mbps ADSL subscription to 4Mbps (Alice 4 Mega), for only 3€ more than what I am paying now: about 40€ instead of 37€. I'm sure there are some countries where you can get such bandwidth for less, but this is Italy after all. Considering that I went from 64Kbps ISDN to 640Kbps ADSL, then to 1.2Mbps ADSL and now 4Mbps, all for about the same price and in a few years, there's really nothing to complain about. Four megabits is actually twice as much as I get at the office!
They said that it will take 3-4 days for the upgrade to be effective. Also, they weren't sure if the modem will need upgrading. If that is the case, I'm afraid they will bring me an USB-only modem, which I have no use for. When I started this subscription, I asked specifically for an Ethernet modem, and of course when they installed the line they brought an USB one, which was immediately sent back to be substituted. Since that mistake took a few days to fix, I sure hope it's not happening again this time.
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