Wireless router ruining the good internet

Hi guys. This was the first wireless forum that got my attention while going trough google , so i decided to share the problem here.

The problem: Recently i bought a wireless router "wbr 6002 router" ( yeah it is cheap and sure might be pretty crappy). And since then my internet downloading and uploading speeds went to the garbage. From 5 megabytes downloading speed they went to 1 megabyte . About the same happened to the upload speed. So my question is this: can a router of this kind limit the speed i use ? I suppose it can so, how do i undo it ?


P.S. Only me and my roommate use it. And even if i alone am using it, the dl speed is never higher then 1.7mb

Is your internet connection suppose to be running at 5 Mega Bytes per second, or 5 Mega bits per second? Have you tried connecting to it via Ethernet?

The router, assuming its working correctly, shouldn't be limiting the throughput like this, especially if you have a solid wireless connection to it. Some of the "cheaper" routers tend to have bandwidth issues like this.

You should probably consider a higher quality router. Stay well away from the wireless 150N routers you see everywhere. Not only is 150n not a standard, it doesn't do anything to boost signal or speed since its a single stream device. A basic wireless G router would probably give you better performance and stability for the same price.

Wireless G would be fine for what you doing, so would N. A basic, real wireless N router would cost easily over 50 dollars. A good basic wireless G would be over 40.

The more you spend now, the less you spend later. It's best to spend 70 dollars on a really good router now, and not waste money buying cheaper routers hoping you grab one that works.