ok thanks, ive tried that but it still doesnt work. And i dont really no what to try next. is it possible that the baud is too fast?? im running it at 2400 baud. it looks ok at the reciever end, but it doesnt seem to be reading it properly. as to the pin0 question, its just PORTA.0 is there something wrong with that????
Some people on the microchip forum told me to put sync bits, im not sure that this will work, but ill give it a go. anybody got any ideas or had this problem before???

thanks