My 4th Gen iPod Touch can not recognize my wifi

my 4th gen iPod does not want to recognize my wifi network. It sees it and even allows me to enter the password, but the circle just keeps spinning and never connects! It was working fine up until about 4 days ago. I have tried turning off and on, telling iPod to forget network and rejoining but it does not seem to work. The most frustrating part is that my wifes 4th gen works fine on the same network when she is sitting on the couch right beside me. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

- Reset the iPod. nothing is lost
reset iPod. Press and hold both the Sleep/Wake button and the Home
button for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears
- Power off and then back on your router.
- Reset network settings: Settings>General>Reset>Reset Network Settings.
- iOS: Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections

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This can be a corrupted software/firmware on your iPod touch. If the recovery mode you did was not forced, then try to force it into recovery mode. This is how:
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Not Charge
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I've done everything from hard resets to entering DFU mode. NOTHING WORKS!
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- It's Black
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DId you try this:
Error 9
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If you tried evetthing here then make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.
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I dont know what to do I need help to fix this, my entire life is on that thing!

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