two problems

[ge_trojan]

I generally love my Nexus 7. But I am having a couple of problems.

Only when I am at Starbucks (I go to two different ones), I have developed a problem getting the WiFi to hook up. Right now, I am at one and it has taken me over an hour to get online. In the settings screen, it shows having a great connection, but in the top corner, the signal strength shows light gray. I turn the WiFi on and off, the tablet on a and off, it makes no difference. I was prepared to go to the library (it always connects there), when it suddenly decided to work. So here I am. Any ideas what is going on?

Next, a couple of weeks ago, I got the notice the new update was ready to install, which I did. Now it takes 2 or 3 minutes for the tablet to boot up. Any idea why?

George