Help!!! Macbook Pro airport wireless.

I purchased my Macbook Pro two weeks ago, May 27th, 2007. At the same time I purchased a macbook for my wife. My problem, my wifes macbook picks up five wireless networks to my one. Her macbook will connect to wireless networks and have a strong three bars, while my macbook pro either can't find the network, or can find it for all of 30seconds with one bar, and not even connect to the internet. While at my brothers home her macbook will have solid airport signal, and my macbook pro at the same time and place will have three maybe four bars. What's the deal?
Mac Book Pro 2.33 Mac OS X (10.4.9)

I can pickup a signal at Coffey shops, but not a signal at home. I have a 2wire wirless modem/router. My windows laptop will connect to it but my new macbook pro will not even detect the network. tech support didnt know what else to do after all the troubleshooting.
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