Haven't used iTunes in months...WiFi won't work on Iphone...HELP!

Back in late March 2013, iTunes lost all of my data (apps, music, etc) after a routine update. I tried to restore but the most recent backup in the iTunes folder was from 2012. I basically gave up on iTunes altogether and started using wireless on both my iPhone & iPad to download new apps and updates. This was working just fine, until a couple of months ago.
Now, my iPhone 4S refuses to connect to WiFi anywhere. I've tried to connect to multiple networks and it simply refuses to work. Sometimes it's grayed out and other times it just searches forever and finds nothing. My iPad connects to my home network with no trouble but it seems the iPhone simply doesn't recognize WiFi anymore!
This is a BIG problem because my iPhone is stuck on IOS 6 and is unable to download a possible fix or larger app updates. I've considered reconnecting to iTunes for that reason, but I'm afraid to lose all of my data (settings, contacts, apps, music, etc) if I do so.
Before I go to an Apple specialist and fork out some money for a fix, I've come here for any tips and advice you guys could provide.
Thanks in advance!

This whole process is frustrating - why can't iTunes simply synchronize with my iPhone and rebuild my libary that way?
Regardless I have a few more questions:
1) Since iTunes on my PC is still linked to my account (even though library is empty) will all of my iTunes purchases and apps show back up after sync?
2) Seeing as all my music is on my PC, should I simply painstakingly rebuild my Playlists AGAIN? I really wish I didn't have to do this part in particular since, I manually added most of the individual song data.
3) For future reference, what is the best way to back this up because clearly iTunes itself isn't capable of doing so.
Thanks again guys.

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