No wireless network connection on NEW MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo???

When I started my 2.16 15 inch C2D up out of the box yesterday it connected to my WEP Network with Airport and my password. That lasted about 12 hrs when the connection faded, then was lost. I cannot get this thing to connect no matter what. I've read the numerous posts about this same issue with these machines, no similar abundance of problems on the MacBook Plastics. What the heck is up with Apple on this? Por Favor, I'm going to bail on this thing if I have to jump through hoops just to use wireless...Can anybody offer any help or hope, before I ebay this thing and go back to a 12in PB? I'm really disappointed in Apple.

I received a 17” MacBook Pro 2.33 GHz Core Duo for Christmas. I am a long time PC user and this is an attempt to migrate over to Apple. We have two other PC laptops that connect wirelessly to our in home network via a Linksys WRT54GS v5. The Internet service provider is Cablevision and the connection is broadband cable. This router is less than a year old and has been working great with all wireless laptops including any guests.
With the MacBook Pro next to the PC laptop the PC sees the network and acquires a log on without a problem. The signal it receives is outstanding and the connection robust. The MacBook Pro sees the network with a good signal and will not connect to the Internet.
The router encryption is “WPA Personal” but I also tried WEP and No encryption – None allowed the Mac to acquire a wireless connection but every change I made in the router the PC’s connected fine. Out of frustration, I decided to just hook up a direct Ethernet cable from the router to the Mac. Again I was not able to connect. As a fair test I hooked up the laptop PC with the direct Ethernet cable and was immediately online. According to Linksys Tech support all my settings for the WRT54GS are fine and the PC’s connect wirelessly so the problem is with the MacBook Pro. I brought the MacBook back to the Apple Store and had the tech there test it using the in-store wireless and Ethernet cable connections and both worked fine. The Apple Tech reviewed a printout of all my router settings and made sure all my software screens were set correctly so when I got home all should work after the passkey was applied. Unfortunately, this was not to be. Neither the Ethernet nor wireless worked. I reset power to both the cable modem and router and sequentially reapplied power allowing each to reset. In the end, I was not able to gain access to the Internet with the MacBook Pro.
From the many posts to this support forum regarding problems with Airport Connection to the Internet I can see Apple has a problem. I’m especially dismayed by the number of posts by new MacBook Pro owners describing the same symptoms. Connecting to the Internet should be an automatic feature for Apple products but as it turns out, from my experience, it is not. After three days of frustration working on this and with both manufacturers tech support people pointing fingers at each other I felt caught in the middle with a $3000 computer unable to connect to the Internet. The MacBook Pro was returned for a refund.
This is really too bad as I had anticipated my switch to Apple for a long time. Getting away from the antiquated, poorly written XP software was something I was looking forward to. Maybe down the road I can try this again, but right now, I’m a little burned out with Apple.
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    3. Heat: Sometimes it feels like my old MBP could cook eggs on it after doing some video editing or after a long DVD session. The new one seems to run a lot cooler---a lot cooler, although I haven't had a real chance to stress it, but comparing the same tasks side-by-side for transferring and running through my photo collection, the difference in heat was very noticeable. The old one was hot, and the new one actually felt cool to the touch (a little warm, but compared to my old one, it felt cool). I suspect I will continue to see that the new one runs a lot cooler.
    4. Battery: In running the battery down to empty today, I got 4 hours and 40 minutes on the new one and 3 hours 10 minutes on the old one---quite a difference. I expect more once I calibrate the battery on the new one. I should say that when I run on battery, I shut down Bluetooth and Airport if I don't need them in order to save on power.
    I'll do some more comparing in the next few days, just to see if there are major differences. Right now, I like the LED screen but it looks the same as my old one---maybe I just can't tell the difference.
    All in all, the new one is fast and cool with a longer battery life, whereas the old one is fast and hot with a shorter battery life.
    I would recommend the new MBP to anyone considering a new computer. Would I recommend that people with the old Core Duo upgrade? Not really---the old one really holds its own against the new MBP--not that much difference in speed. I don't think the difference in operating temp and longer battery life is that big a deal nor enough to justify an upgrade yet. I did it because I wanted to, not because I thought I needed to. And as my day has proved to me, the speed difference perceptually is pretty slight--they are both fast and a pleasure to work on.
    I have a new appreciation for my old workhorse, the 1.83 MBP Core Duo--it's still a great computer. I almost gave it to my wife, but not after today.

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