Wireless Internet Connection Issue on MacBook

I traded my PC for a MacBook last Christmas and few months ago I started experiencing internet disconnections. My internet would crap out every half hour, then it turned into every ten minutes, to five minutes, until finally it couldn’t hold a connection for more than 30 seconds. Believe me, I was really irritated!

So I looked into this. Turns out, this wireless internet connection issue with Macs has been ongoing since 2007. I tried updating my firmware and airport client but still no luck.

After going through dozens of suggestions, only one solution worked for me. If you’re experiencing the same problem, try this:

1. Open System Preferences and click on Network.
2. Click on the Airport tab.
3. By default, “Automatic” should be selected for the Location.
4. Scroll down in the Location box to add and set a new location (i.e. “Home” or “School”).
5. Click on the Advanced… button and add a Preferred Network.
   The list of Wi-Fi locations are in the order of choice with the first choice on top.
6. Click OK and Apply.
7. Walaaah! You’ve got your steady wireless connection back!

Crap-free for almost three months now and still going strong! I wish I could find what triggered it or a permanent fix for this problem but until Apple releases an update, this will have to suffice.