MacBook Pro internet non-responsive

Hey guys,
I got a MacBook Pro this August and am really excited about it, save the fact that it has some serious issues connecting to the internet. On either Safari or Firefox the browsers will work sporatically but will inevitably become unresponsive, causing the need for me to force quit and re-open them, sometimes just to have them become unresponsive again. Basically I just get the rainbow pinwheel of death almost every time I open a browser. Anyone else with this problem or a fix for it?

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