IPad 2 WIFI signal going in and out.

I have the iPad2 16 gig white (wifi only) and never had a problem with it. One day I am using it and it starts dropping signal. I am in another room from my router and I will have 2 out of 3 bars. Then suddenly it drops to the dot, losing signal. It will suddenly pop back to 2-3 bars only to lose it again. While this is happening my laptop (macbook) and phone (iPhone4) are fine with full signal strength.
I have reset my router, restarted my iPad, reset/wiped my iPad clean, updated my iPad, turned the brightness up/down, turned off blue tooth, reset netowrk settings. I have changed my DNS to several different #'s. This isn't just on my network, it is others as well. Nothing is working.
I will say when I am within 10 feet of the router it does not lose signal and is fine. Only when I am in other rooms does it start acting funny. My other divices are fine where my iPad is losing the signal. But before the issue the ipad was fine. This is very frustrating.
My APPLE warranty is voided because I had the screen replaced.
Any other suggestions?

Look at iOS Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1398
Additional things to try.
Turn Off your iPad. Then turn Off (disconnect power cord) the wireless router & then back On. Now boot your iPad. Hopefully it will see the WiFi.
On your iPad go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset network settings and see if that enables you to connect.
If none of the above suggestions work, look at this link.
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http://appletoolbox.com/2010/04/ipad-wi-fi-problems-comprehensive-list-of-fixes/
 Cheers, Tom

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