Possible DNS Issue on 2009 Macbook Pro running Mavericks
Okay so this has been going on for nearly a year, I've asked the same question multiple times on multiple boards and have received absolutely no help. I would greatly appreciate it if someone has any insight to my issue..
July 2013 - moved into a new apartment with Time Warner Cable, had no issues
August 2013 - moved into a new, larger house with Time Warner Cable and had severe internet outage issues at random times throughout the day/week. I was using a router-modem combo and this seemed to be inadequate for my house size. I bought a new router that is capable of handling multiple devices over a large square footage. I thought the router was my main problem, and this new router seemed to solve my issues until January of this year. I'm still have intermittent internet outages, but this main issue occurs when my Internet is working on all other devices.
Fast forward to a few months ago and certain webpages won't load, usually those I haven't visited before or not regularly (youtube.com, netflix.com, even apple.com). Someone suggested I change to Google DNS or Open DNS. Tried Google first, seemed to work for 5 mins, then problem started again. Have since changed to OpenDNS. This fix seemed to last longer, about an hour, before the same issues (though, admittedly to fewer sites). I still can't watch youtube videos, at all, can't get the Netflix homepage to load and can't watch movies at all. This occurs over all browsers on my Mac - Safari, Firefox, Chrome. I receive an "empty response" error from Chrome, the others it just won't load. Occasionally if a webpage seems to be "loading" (fast loading signal vs. slow) but hasn't shown up, I can occasionally hit the "x" and then the webpage appears, completely loaded. This is hit or miss, though, working about 50% of the time. For Youtube and Netflix, for instance, this never works, but for some forum sites it will.
All of my software is up to date. I've messed with countless internet and router settings based on suggestions (changing DNS, ensuring I'm on a channel with little interference, deleted old networks that I no longer use, etc.) and NOTHING works. I'm about fed up with my Mac and ready to get a PC. I have no issues with my PC laptop at home, no issues with my iPhone, no issues with streaming wirelessly from my Bluray player, and no issues with my iPad. Does anyone have any idea what could be going on?
MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)