Thanks for that advice, I will do those things...

You talk about a router..do I have one at the moment?? I have a filter thing in my phone socket and something goes to my computer here but i forget how it works =/

Im not here in the day much, it happens in the evening to me , but I think it happens in the day too.

Could there be any problems with windows itself causing this? Just because hmm, I dunno, it's been dodgy and I dont trust that its working correctly. I mean the fact I reinstalled and this solved one internet issue (when it wouldnt connect at ALL).

I think my whole setup has got messed up somehow, bleh. Im gonna keep onto tiscali a bit more.

If I dont have a router(??) I should get one?