Well it seems there are wifi problems experienced by many android users. The HTC support people say it is a known issue with all the older HTC phones, "Try a different router" was his recommendation! The router I just bought, that has zero issues.......till now.
He also said the new products are better.

Well the DroidX is still experiencing issues >http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2010/...tivity-issues/

This all came as a surprise to me, shows you have to do your homework.