Safari Slow and ichat timeout message-Computer only 2 weeks old

So I just got my new mac 2 weeks ago.  Considering that my computer is new and the high expectations I have for mac, the web pages are really slow to load.  Sometimes the blue progress bar doesn't even make it past http://.
Also, when I try to communicate with someone on ichat it always delivers a server timeout message. My buddies say that it looks like I am signing on and off on their end.
I tried the suggestions listed in the discussions and am still experiencing slow load times and server timeout messages. It seems strange to me that this would happen considering I just got the computer. I am beginning to question my decision to switch to a mac.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Hello sk:
You +"just kind of pick up a signal from somewhere in my building or neighborhood."+
If you are not subscribing to an ISP, you are piggybacking on some other service. *NO ONE* here can fix that for you.
Barry

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