On Mavericks, my laptop had issues on my home wi-fi, an old WRT54G Linksys router.
Troubleshooting:
- http://osxdaily.com/2012/08/02/fix-os-x-mountain-lion-wireless-connection-problems/
- https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5512591?start=15&tstart=0
- https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4113552?start=210&tstart=0
Tips:
- change DNS servers to google DNS 8.8.8.8