I have ordered a Netgear XE104 85 Mbps Wall-Plugged Ethernet 4-port Switch from amazon.co.uk. Everyone seems to have forgotten about HomePlug in all the excitement about wireless, even me. I had ordered a Linksys WRT54GL-UK while it was surprisingly cheap until I remembered about ethernet-over-powerline (not to be confused with power-over-ethernet). It seemed like a good idea as I would otherwise have to get a wireless bridge for a bunch of wired devices in my room, and it neatly sidestepped the whole signal-strength/compatibility/security/firmware nightmare with which anyone who has set up a wireless network will sympathise.

However, I am still waiting, and I ordered on January 5th. If you go there now, it says "Availability: In stock", but when I ordered it said "Usually dispatched in 1-2 weeks". Hmmmm. Perhaps Amazon are waiting for some more buyers before they can afford to ship a crate-load over from France or something?

UPDATE: I complained two days after the delivery estimate expired and got a free upgrade to First Class post. However, I still had to wait a further seven days until it was finally delivered on February 2nd. Now they seem to be in stock at amazon. Way to be an early adopter!