Wifi drops every 30mins

Sitting three feet from Airport extreme on my itouch only, the signal drops every 30mins.
any ideas
Thanks

ipodtouchleo wrote:
Does it help to make it many numbers away from the neighbors?
ideally, you'll want your router to broadcast on a channel that is "5" away from others (if the other channel is 11, you'll want 5 or 6). obviously, in a crowded environment, that may not be possible.
Also since I have 4 computers connected to the gateway and they were fast and good
are they connecting to the 5 GHz or 2.4 GHz band ? there is (for now) less equipment using the 5 GHz band ...
check this thread: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2412843&start=0&tstart=0. you will find a lot of information and tips here.
Is it the new Ipod Touches 3G that are like this only?
i have a (refurbished) 2nd gen Touch so can't really say much about later models.
Are their software or hardware problems that I can't fix and should return? I like the Ipod Touch for everthing else, but gee the wi-fi is worthless this way.
i wouldn't give up so easily. my Touch has not given me any wi-fi problems despite the fact that i can see @ least 12 other networks in my area.
JGG

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