Wifi-Airpot keeps disconnecting Macbook Pro 2012

Hello everyone, my new Macbook Pro 2012 (10.7.3) keeps desconecting from the wifi. It won't show it is discinected on the wifi icon but it will just not go anywhere on the internet. I have to go to the wifi turn airport off wait 10 sec and turn back on, this will make it work again, 30 min later I have to do the same!!
Does anyone know what is going on and how to fix it?
Thanks
PS: The computer is updated.

Ohh no. NOT AT&T!!!!
I absolutely HATE, HATE, HATE networking problems with AT&T. Either their sh!ty ancient PPPoE never works, or it's their wacky non-compatible modems, or it's alwasy something with them.
Arggg...
Ok, we can try, but I am warning you... it's never easy in my experience with this ISP.
First of all, can you plug the etherent from the MODEM directly into your new computer, and see if that works? If it doesn't work, power-cycle the modem and your computer and see if that works.
Let me know...

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