Airport is always connected yet internet is only working sporadically

Sup!
I need help! I'm calling upon all MacLovers, Macinado's and Jedi MACsters!
So the stupid airport is connected yet the internet is only working when it wants to. I know right! ahhh! It's working then it's not then it's working bah stupid jerk. I have an iphone that is connecting just fine plus there's another mac user living here with me and they're having no problems. No problems! Just me! Why? WHY!!??
I used to be one of those pc people(you may have heard of them) but about 6 months ago my parents bought me a MacBook Pro and my whole life changed. cue tv smile. I have had no problems and i'm lovin' my MacBook Pro(though I just want to say my Mac sleeps on one side of the bed and I on the other).
Enter the pesky internet connectivity problem and just between you and me it's ruining my faith in Macintosh. It's like i don't even want to bad touch it anymore.
So what can I do? I have all updates and couldn't find anybody else with the same problem. Please help me restore my faith in Mac's oh noble JediMacsters, you're my only hope.
Thanks
Soggy

Only started happening in the last 2 weeks, the comp is only 6 months old. I don't disconnect, the internet completely stops working. Airport is still connected yet all the devices that use the internet stop working as if it's disconnected. Skype will suddenly struggle to reconnect. Firefox will say 'looking for website'. Gmail notifer will say there's no internet activity.
All this happens yet according to the airport it's on and working fine. The signal is full black bars when it's working and when it's not working. No change there. There is no pattern either. Sometimes it will stop working for a few minutes other times maybe 10 or 15 minutes. It stops working often and at random times.
I haven't had the opportunity to connect to other networks to se how it performs but considering my iphone and my friends Macbook is connecting without a hitch i'm guessing the problem is my Macbook Pro.

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