Problem connecting my 8900 to router

Hi all,
I've had the 8900 for a couple of months now and had it working without a hitch at home. I connected it to the router and would be on UMA which is great because I don't have any network coverage in my house for some unknown reason, which is why it's so important to me.
This morning I had to unplug my router (BT Homehub 2.0) as we're having some painting done, which I now regret as my phone isn't connecting properly. The internet is connected to the computer no problem through a cable but now I'm having serious bother with connecting the phone wirelessly.
I have done umpteen battery pulls, router resets, deleting saved connections and searching for them afresh but the best I've managed to do is connect to the hub (with the Wi-Fi network name showing on my screen), but the Wi-Fi button staying greyed out, which means it won't switch to UMA.
Under Diagnostics I get a green tick next UMA Wi-Fi Available but a red cross next to Connection, with the error code saying "Status: ISP error, DNS server cannot be reached." Furthermore, the connection seems to drop
I don't think it's an ISP fault as the net is working fine on my PC, alas I have no other wireless device to test on it.
I'm trying to find out if it's an IP problem but I can't see any option to manually enter an address with a direct IP. Instead it asks for my SSiD which I've put in a few times already.
Really frustrating and my network can't help me. They just gave me a direct number to RIM and they want to charge me for their help.
Any suggestions please?

Do you have your router set to hide it's SSID?? I have found that my BB 8900 can't connect to any router that is hidden. I hope this helps or at least points you in a direction.

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