At least you've got internet sorta. :P
I have Opera Mini on my phone (GPRS only, mind you), and it's.. "blazing fast." XD

What happened to your PC?

no ideas. You can check out my LJ entry for more info. haiablkdragon.livejournal.com.

And yes, small 'net is good but I want IM's back. :p

There any way you can recover any information or boot from a startup disc/CD?

Sounds like it could have been anything from simple file corruption to a hardware failure. I'd see if there's a way you can get diagnostic software to run on it at all, might give you a few clues.

Not hearing from you sucks. Look at title. :p