Why must I restart to connect to the internet every time?

When I start my iMac the blue progress bar in the address bar freezes and will not connect to the internet. The computer itself works fine for applications not requiring internet access. Upon restarting the computer I get the internet connection right away. Occasionally (not often) I have had to restart as many as 6 times to get beyond the "freeze". This is not a problem when I use the ethernet cable, but even though this is a desktop I sometimes like to work from the comfort of another room, and being self contained it is a somewhat portable unit. I tried Airport Express, reloaded the O/S only, did a complete "Erase and Install"-all to no avail. Several phone calls to Apple Care, two visits to the Store, several calls to my DSL provider (Verizon) all got me nowhere. My wife's PC notebook does not have this issue. I am about to ask APPLE for an exchange but would just as soon get this unit working without this unproductive hassle and waste of my time. Anyone else ever have this problem? I am thinking my next attempted fix might be a new modem/router. Any recommendations there? Thanks for any input.

I really think this isn't a problem with your computer as much as it is your router.
It may not be set-up right, it may just not have a large enough range, or there may be interference.
I suggest resetting your router and reestablishing your wireless network before trying anything else. Your router's manual should help you out with the resetting.

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