Iphone 4s Wi-Fi not working right?

I have the iphone 4s with verizon and recently when my phone is on Wi-Fi apps like facebook, instagram and safari will not load, they say no network avaliable or take for ever to load.soon as i shut off Wi-Fi it loads. Its not just my house Wi-Fi. Its where ever i go and use Wi-Fi. I'm on Wi-Fi on my laptop now and it works fine but my phone won't. How do i fix this?

Best way to expand your vocabulary?

Does anyone know of any good ways to expand your vocabulary? I know that there are a few iPhone apps that apparently help, so if you know of any app, that could work. Maybe even a website I could go on daily. I've been having to write a lot of essays this year in school, and I get a bit sick of using the same words repeatedly. My vocabulary could also use a bit of improvement.

Added (1). Oh, that sounds wonderful, Adrian.

How to set up a standalone LAN broadcasting Wi-Fi?

If I was to be in a location where there was no 3g / WAN Internet availble and I had a camera that could stream to a tablet or iPhone over Wi-Fi… How could I set up my OWN standalone LAN that these devices could use to stream across being completely independent from requiring an Internet connection?