Broadband ISP recommendations?

[lethargic_man]

I'm poised about to buy my first flat (eeep!), and one of the things I intend to do once I've moved in is get broadband. (I've been holding off for the time being as there's a twelve-month minimum contract, and I've been theoretically flathunting for most of the last year.) Someone told me Tiscali, my current ISP, has a bad rep due to dropped connections (something I've noticed happening recently to me via narrowband). Does anyone have any recommendations or disrecommendations for broadband ISPs?