Problem with iPhone 5: Wifi Only Works When Close to Wifi Router

I've recently updated my iPhone 5 to iOS 6.0.2. I am actually having a problem with the wifi connection. In which, I can only uses the wifi when I'm close to the wifi router.It seems when I'm further than about 2/3 meters away from the router I get no connection, and then sometimes (not often) I get it and then it goes again.
Any suggestion on how to fix that?
Thanks.

Having exactly the same issue, WiFi on 6.0.1 worked fine for me. Now I have to be sat next to the router. I've tried forgetting the newtworks and joining them again and no joy. I had 4 known networks and none of them work. Will there be an update for this? 6.0.3? Or are we stuck with it?

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