My iPad keeps losing its network connection. All of the other wireless devices in my house are fine. Any ideas as to what may be causing this?

I have an IPad 1 with 16 G of memory and wiFi only. For the last 2 days it has been dropping off of the wireless network repeatedly. I have a wireless laptop next to it that is fine. I am working where I normally do and have had no problems until the last couple of days. My other IPad works just fine and my macbook pro is also having no problems. Does any one have any idea where to begin troubleshooting?

Just a follow up with a successful ending, I think.
Got the replacement iPad2. Synced it on itunes, put in my old SIM card, and tried it out. I was heartbroken when it had exactly the same problem with wifi connectivity! Dropped my home wifi connection every few minutes or seconds. Had to be prompted to find home network.
Then I tried turning OFF "Ask to Join Networks" as suggested by another poster on Apple Support. Suddenly, I had steady wifi connectivity. I left it that way overnight and even when I woke it from hibernating, it was still connected to wifi!!
Thinking I found the answer, I decided to go back to my original iPad2. I had previously used "Erase All Content and Settings" when I received the replacement iPad2 and so, had to Restore from my iTunes. After doing that, my original iPad2 now holds a wifi connection!! (And I did NOT turn off "Ask to Join Networks".)
So was it fixed by my erasing all content and settings and then restoring it back? Maybe. I called Apple Support again and they did not have any answers or suggestions. They did say that turning off "Ask to Join Networks" would have no effect on connectivity but it did stop the iPad to keep prompting me to choose a network to join!
I would be interested if this "fix" works for anyone else because I see it is a fairly common complaint.

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