Connected to Wifi but internet doesn't operate correctly. Reoccurring*

Hi everyone,
So this problems happens about every other month now. I'll be browsing the internet then all of a sudden the page wont load. I'll be staring at my browser for 10mins then I get the notice "This web page is not available" this whole time I'm connected to my wifi. But the catch is I'd turn off my wifi, then reconnect and browse the internet and it would work fine load pages really quickly, the weird part is after reconnecting for about 4mins of browsing it would act up again, but sometimes it would work for 30mins then act up. This is starting to become very frustrating. I've called multiple times to my internet provider and on their end nothing seems to be wrong. I've also just talked to apple support and they weren't that much help because they kept making me disconnect from my wifi, then reconnect to my wifi then ask me "how is your browser doing now?" when I already tell them the moment I disconnect then reconnect my browser works fine, it's happens mid-browsing which is so annoying. Anyone know what's wrong with my Mac?
Here's some of my info
Macbook pro
OS X 10.8.5
happens to both google chrome and safari

Despite the connection indication you may not really be connected to your WiFi network.
Your router may not have given your iPod a valid IP address. To check on this go to Settings > Wifi > your network name and touch the ">" to the right to see the network details. If the IP address shown starts with 169 or is blank then your router didn't provide an IP address and you won't be able to access the Internet.
Sometimes the fix for this can be as simple as restarting your router (remove power for 30 seconds and restart). Next, reset network settings on your iPod (Settings > General > Reset > Reset network settings) and then attempt to connect. In other cases it might be necessary to update the router's firmware with the latest from the manufacturer's support web pages.
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