i am getting 30 kB/s download speed with my Comcast cable!  (according to the test on this site)  we have a 802.11 b router which is what i am useing in the test.  i am prutty sure it is not a software problem but i am going to find out by connecting my laptop directly into the cable modem.  is it a possibility that becuase we have so many splitters on our cable for all the different tvs in our house that the signal could be dimmed down by that?

ok tv splitters dont really effect the speed of the cable internet access... I have a few on the line that I am currently on and doesnt make a difference... Being on a wireless router means that you are going to get some interference from microwaves, telephones, and other wireless networks... I have 4 neighbors that are currently running broadband internet access on 802.11b/g routers...  The thing to do in this situtation is to change the channel from the default of 6.... This will eliminate any interference from other routers in the area cause most people dont do anything to the routers to begin with other than plug them in.  Also you might want to get some protection on that router... At least use 128bit WEP on your network so that some dude who is driving past your house doesnt steal your internet and look or do something illegal... That would be bad!!  I am running about 3200kbs which is about 1000kbs slower than if I have my laptop on the ethernet connection... Now that does change depending on where I am in the house...  

If you dont know by now there is a thing called spyware... I hate this s*** and the people who develop it should be put in prison with a dude named bubba who makes people his B*****es when they drop the soap...   There is a great program out there called Spy sweeper.  It is made by webroot and is free to download... It also comes with one update before you have to buy the product... http://www.webroot.com/wb/products/spysweeper/index.php  Also make sure that you are running an anti virus program... I can not tell you how many people I have talked/helped fix their connection because some dumbass virus is using/slowing down their connection to the point that they are complaining     Try those steps and see what happens... There shouldnt be that big of a difference in the wireless/wired speeds.

I know all about spy sweeper and use it often along with spybot, avg anti virus, spyware blaster and hyjack this, and seygate personal firewall.  and i have encryption on but i only have it set to 64.  should  i change it to 128?

AKA Chello. Sometimes it really slows down that much.

Your speed doesn't look all that bad now... expect a speed drop with the wireless... even if it's 802.11G ~~~ my connection drops to 2900 Kbps or 354 kB/s ~~ I normally run at about 3900 Kbps or 476 kB/s that's about 25% loss going to wireless from 100 Mbps network ---- so never expect your wireless to run to par with your hardwired connection even if you have the cleanest signal ever thought of

I was talking download...  I know all about your upload...  

well if it is staying put then leave it alone...  The only other thing that i can think of is that some one around you might have been interfering with your signal or you ISP was doing some work on the system..

the upload would amaze me... the download is fairly normal...