1.5 -3.0 Mbps Wifi?  Do I need a new router?

My online cable service says they deliver 15 Mbps.
My cat5 LAN speed tests show 11-14 Mbps.
I have an older 802.11B router.
If a B router does up to 11mbps why would my iPhone
test in the 1.5 - 3.0 Mbps range when I'm holding the phone
6" away from the router antenna?
My house has cat5 everywhere so until now I haven't had a need for wan.
Thinking about getting the iPad 2 (next month?) and was hoping for better wireless speed then what my iPhone is showing.
Is it my router? Should I get a G or N?
If my modem is limited to 15mbps what's the point of getting
a G router doing 54mbps or N doing 100mbps?

One thing to keep in mind, most older routers advertise their speeds as "half duplex" speeds, which means that you get the advertised 11Mbps combined upload & download speeds (one way at a time). IIRC, the newer 802.11n routers do support full duplex meaning that they can get 130Mbps (or faster) download and upload concurrently.
I also remember hearing about a report that someone actually benchmarked their router's performance on their 95 Mbps connection. They were not getting anywhere near that speed when using their "cheap router" and when they replaced it with a full PC running the free Astaro security software, they got much, much better performance, to the point which they actually upgraded the network cards in their PC's to take advantage of the full performance of their new gateway & internet connection.
In short, a new router may improve your performance some, but it will probably still limit your full capacity more than you expect.

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