Connecting to the web via wireless router trouble

Hi,
I have had a Mac Book Pro, OX 10.8.4 for a couple of months. Until about 10 days ago I had no problem connecting to the web through a wireless router.  Also connect via iPad and iPhone through the same router without any problems, both are fast, much much faster then the mac book which can't seem to fully open a page if it connects at all.
There are 2 things that I think this might be due to.
I had an app update reminder for OX which I installed and about the same time I installed a Java runtime thing. my work from home connection needs it but it didn't work.
Does anyone know if either of these things might be the reason for the problem and if so what I need to do to resolve the issue?

Allow me to add to this...
I'm now on my third mini (Core Duo). To their credit, the folks at the Apple Store (Towson, MD) have been very kind -- they took the second mini back without even testing it and issued me the third.
Here I sit, with the Mini six inches from the Airport base station, and the signal is varying from 1 to 3 bars. My Powerbook, nearby, is getting full signal (as it should).
Just got off the phone with the manager. He's clearly sympathetic, but he has asked me to bring it back in for testing.
I'm about as hardcore an Apple head as they come -- in fact, I had a letter to the editor published last week condemning Baltimore County schools for dropping Macs. I kept an entire art department at a major magazine from switching to PCs several years ago. I've been responsible for sending tens of thousands of dollars to Cupertino over the past decade.
I really hope Apple corporate does the right thing.

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