Don't buy U330! Wifi 'Local Only' Issue can't connect to internet anywhere!

If you are familiar with the local only problem, like I have become in recent weeks, you know the frustration of not being able to connect to the internet with your brand new computer when your ten year old laptop can surf the web with no problem.
Normally the 'local only' problem is restricted to Vista for its newer network configuration under ivp6, but after five weeks of attempt to solve the problem, I have concluded that the lenovo U330 and its components are to blame.
I hope someone here can help me stop advocating ban on purchasing U330 by helping me solve this problem.
Here is a list of things I have done so far....
Clean install vista
turn off ivp6 in all network components
go to regedit and set ....world = 0
Fix all DHCH word32 key to 0
uninstal ibm wifi connecting software
update the wifi driver from intel/lenovo
Still unsolved, I installed windows XP and repeat step 2 - 6
Still unsolved, I installed Windows Vista 64 repeat step 4,5,6
There are few more procedures I went through to fix this problem. I have spent literally weeks trying to solve this problem.
Lenovo sold me a laptop that does not connect to following locations: Local library, school network, local church.
I understand this may be a Intel driver issue more than the lenovo laptop issue, but I don't care. I just want my internet to work.
I will appreciate it if someone can come up with a solution to my problem. And please don't tell me to contact the computer administrator of my school/library/church/local library to upgrade their hub because my Lenovo is far too advanced for their network.

I am an engineering student and I have enough knowledge in computer hardware and software to know where left is from right.
My school network engineer spent over an hour to find a solution to this issue to no avail.
Therefore, if any potential customer whos knowledge in computers is below the network engineer's level should do themselves a favor and avoid purchasing U330 laptop.
I know it sound absurd, but this is the truth, and I really hope I can apologize to anyone I may offend when my problem gets solved.

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