Airport/routers/connecting wirelessly

Please bear with me - while i am an avid mac user (i'm a graphic designer) i'm not very familiar with technical aspects of computer configurations, etc. Thanks.
I have a G4 powerbook and connect to the internet via airport. up until recently my ISP was a local broadband company. When they set up my connection they gave me a linksys wireless router. I came to realize that i was able to use the broadband without the router even plugged in. They never touched my computer when they came to "install" the service, just plugged in the router, told me which network to join, and left.
The company just went out of business unexpectedly and i'm operating on a very weak signal from what must be a neighbor (i live in a large city). I can see other networks available but they are secure, except for two - the one i am currently on, and another with a stronger signal. When i try to connect to this via the airport icon i don't get any errors, but i am unable to get on the internet. I tried network diagnostics and all lights are "green" except for Internet and Server.
Here are my questions:
a) is there any way to connect to the second, stronger signal? (it does not have WEP, as identified by MacStumbler software)
b) do i have to somehow "install" the linksys router i have? will this find me stronger signals in the area? as i said, i live in a large city, a short distance from several coffee shops, highrises, etc. the router is plugged in the wall, but i have not adjusted any settings in my computer.
thanks again for your help, and i apologize in advance if any of these questions don't quite make sense....
powerbook Mac OS X (10.4.8)
powerbook Mac OS X (10.4.8)
powerbook Mac OS X (10.4.8)
powerbook Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Call someone locally and get a new, respectable provider.
Phone company, cable company, someone.
You "should" be able to use that router with the new service.
Not sure what you mean by 'use broadband without the router even plugged in'...but that's finished when the old ISP folded.
That other 'stronger' signal might not really be an internet point...it might be a wireless printer in somebody's office.
Strongly recommend getting a local tech contact to help you find a reasonably-priced ISP, and to help you face-to-face with some of these connection issues.

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