Wireless has stopped working on my old G3

I've had my ibook, with the same airport card, for 5 years. For the past couple months my wireless signal has been dropping out. I know it isn't the airport express I use b/c my imac has no problem with the wireless signal. I kind of figured that the antenna was being pinched in the hinge, as when I moved the screen back and forth I would get my signal back. This worked pretty well, as long as I held the screen at a certain angle.
Tonight it has dropped out altogether. It just died. I checked my system profile and my ibook is recognizing the airport card, but I don't get a signal at all, no matter how much I open/close/reboot etc.
So I am wondering what my options are. Of course my applecare is long gone. I already sunk $200 into this ibook almost exactly a year ago for a new harddrive, and I figured I would try to use it as long as I could. How much is it to get the antenna problem fixed? Does it make sense to try to do that, or to somehow find money for maybe a macbook (totally out of my budget right now). I just need the ibook for wireless internet/email so spending $1000 to get something new for that seems silly when this computer is still basically working great (other than the wireless).

Jon Spaulding of Small Dog Electronics writes about fixing the AirPort antenna here:
http://www.smalldog.com/newsarchive/techtails_display.php?id=218
The only way to tell for certain how much it would cost is to call and ask.
To find an Apple Authorized Service Provider, enter your Zip Code into the search box on this page:
http://www.apple.com/buy/locator/service.html
Good luck.

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