IPod Touch very picky about WiFi networks

It appears that some of you have already noticed that the iPod touch does not play well on some WiFi networks that otherwise should not be a problem.
My own personal experience is this. My iPod touch works great on my home network as long as I don't have my repeater plugged in. It's all Linksys gear, probably what 80% or more of you have.
I have tried it on two networks outside my home so far, and neither one has worked, while my laptop has no problem at all with the same networks. I'm at a Best Western right now. My Ipod is behaving the same way it does when I'm home and my repeater is turned on. It sees the network, gets an ip address and appears to connect properly, but doesn't go anywhere when I try to use any of the apps, Safari, YouTube, or the iTunes store.
The other network I tried is at work. This requires WPA security. In this case, I can't get an IP address or connect at all. This after verifying the SSID and password many times. Once again, I have no problems with my laptop on this network either.
It appears that the iPod touch is in desperate need of a few bug fixes and compatibility improvements in this area. I hope Apple is working hard to deliver a firmware update that will correct these issues soon.

My home connection works great with just WEP encryption with a hidden SSID (yes I know it is weak but it is just a deterrent so the war driver will pass me up and go to the 10 other unsecured networks in my neighborhood haha).
That being said I have had issues with my companies wireless on campus. I found a trick around it though which might help.
If it has connected once before to the network in question and will not the 2nd or 3rd time:
1.go to the settings
2.then wireless
3.tell it to forget the network in question
4.wait in the wireless settings screen for it to see the network in question again and tell it to rejoin.
I guess this sort of flushes out any corrupted/ weird settings.
It has worked well for me.

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