I'm not sure if this should be in the Dial-Up forum but here goes:

I currently have a broadband account but have recently been experiencing a fair bit of downtown created by ISP (VirginMedia) problems. When their service is up and running it is good. I am reluctant to go with another provider because all of my services are through Virgin and most suppliers carry broadband through a BT line.

Anyhow..to the point. I have a desktop pc running XP and a laptop on Vista Home Premium. The laptop connects wirelessly to the router wired to my desktop. When my broadband service is 'down' I would like to be able to use a dial-up connetion on my Vista laptop which does have an modem installed. I dont have a dial-up account but I suppose there a plenty companies still offering them.

So is this possible to do i.e switch to a dial up connection on my laptop only when the broadband is 'down'. It sounds too easy and that is what concerns me. Is there anything I should be aware of?

Many thanks