The airport extreme is connected to internet modem but the connection is glitchy

The connection is being all weird  when I couldn't access the internet and that usually remains for about a couple minutes before it starts working again but then the problem comes back every 15 minutes or so. I've tried restoring it to the factory setting and setting everything up again but it still has the same problem. I don't understand what's wrong with it and it must be the airport extreme since when i connect my macbook to the modem with through the ethernet cable it works perfectly. It happens on not only my macbook but also my iphone 5 and imac. This problem is starting to **** me off when the internet dies every few minutes. Anyone know whats wrong with it?

There are lots of us out there with the same query.Apple can't supply the answer it seems Two ipad in our house with same server ,one fineand the other has the same problem that you have.
DId you contact someone at Apple?

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