Why am I having so much trouble staying connected to my wireless broadband?

Hi.  We have our broadband connected to a router.  My husband, who has an HP laptop, never has any connectivity issues.  I have a macbook, not sure what generation it is.  I am constantly lossing connection to the router.  Sometimes the network is still listed in the bar on top, but I cannot connect to it.  If I click on it, it asks for my Admin. password to "change" networks but will not connect.   I can't even use my airport utlility to mess with it since the scan shows no wireless devices!  Usually if I reboot the computer, it will start up connected again, but may not stay that way.  It ***** when trying to download my fav. TV show for later playback.  And of course anything else connected to the internet.
I hope someone can help me.
Oh yes, I bought this laptop used.  Have never had any other problems with it now for 3+ years.
Thanks!

I just found out that the MacBook I have is a 13 inch 2008 model, if that helps.  I have also applied the Broadband Optimizer utility I downloaded from Apple's site and that seems to have helped some, but the problem is still happening.
Thanks again.

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