I do have a strong wifi signal. I click on the apple store icon & I get a blank page. At the bottom of that page are 5 icons, "featured", "top charts", "explore", "search" & "updates". When clicked on the icons do nothing. UPDATE: while I was typing this post I got a notice on the blank page that one of my aps has updated.
I have a couple more questions so I hope someone with patience helps me.