http://www.macworld.com/article/151509/2010/05/speedupwirelessnetwork.html
The above link is a good read about how to solve problems with a slow wireless network. It uses the AEBS as the example but this will work on most wireless routers. It addresses wireless signals, noise and interference in general so its not a hardware specific fix.
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