I have a really old Macbook Pro, and the Wifi is behaving really weirdly... I'm not an expert, so I'll spout all the random information i can, maybe bits are relevant...

Basically, the internet works in fits and starts - on the other computers it works fine, so its not the actual wifi thats the problem, BUT:
So when I open a browser, I can type in what to search and hits will show up - thats fine. But as soon as I enter a site, say Amazon or whatever, when i click on something it says 'waiting for....to respond', and although the little circle goes round and round, no matter how long i wait, the page never loads. EVER!!
I've tried agin and again, even downloading new Airport software etc - nothing doing.
For some weird reason, youtube seems to work fine (the video loads quickly, though other parts of the page, such as the comments, never load) - proof that the actual internet is okay, just some kind of glitch.
I connected the ethernet cable and that made the internet work amazingly, but as soon as i disconnected it...boom. It was back to not working.
If anyone's experieced the same thing or even if not, if you have some sage advice you could share and out me out of my misery....!!
Here's hoping (fingers crossed)
Thanks!

Does anyone thing it's possible that installing the OS without the Airport card working has caused the system to completley ignore it even though it may now have a working card and cable, seems unlikely to me but really struggling to know where to look now.

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It's worth a shot - and with what you may save, you can put in the bank for a new MBP.
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I hope that something I've mentioned can help you achieve your overall goal.
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