Hi guys, thought someone clever here might be able to help me.

I've been having a bit of a problem with my broadband connection dropping around every 10-15 minutes. It's a bit hard to tell, but it appears to only happen when it's being used continiously and somewhat heavily, by something like Skype or Bittorrent. It works perfectly while browsing the web or using remote desktop (through a VPN) - I can stay connected to remote desktop for hours, but then as soon as my girlfriend fires up Skype, the connection keeps dropping every 10 minutes. It doesn't drop for long, only about 10 seconds, then it is reconnected, but that's still enough to kill the Skype conversation and my remote desktop / VPN connection.

I have a Thomson TG585v7. It has a "broadband" light and an "internet" light. The "broadband" light doesn't change - but then the connection drops the "internet" light goes red briefly before reconnecting.

Has anyone encountered anything like this before? Should I be looking at my router, my wiring, or my ISP? This is recent behaviour, haven't had any problems like it for the last few years I've lived here...

It's not a massive issue, but quite annoying when I'm trying to work, and for my girlfriend who uses Skype as the primary method of contacting her family.