IPhone 3GS has weak signal reception

If I'm across my house I no longer see my home wireless network. My wife's 3GS does not have this problem and neither of our iPads has this problem. Our settings are identical and I've "forgotten" the network and reset network settings, followed by rebooting my iPhone. I have Googled for solutions but nothing I have found addresses my problem. I can only see our network if I'm within about 15' of my router. When my wife shows a strong signal mine shows a medium signal, when she has a medium signal mine is low, and at the point where my phone flips to 3G her phone is still showing a medium (or more) signal.
My OS is up-to-date (according to my settings): 6.1.3.
Needless to say this is quite aggravating. Is my phone just starting to die?
Thanks.

Hi there,
It sounds like you have already tried a few of these steps, but you may want to take a look at some of the troubleshooting found in the article below.
iOS: Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1398
-Griff W.

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