Airport is very sssssslllllllllloooooowwwwwwwww!!!!!

I have a 1ghz/512 eMac that I have an airport extreme card in, and it seems like sometimes my internet connection is extremely slow or un-responsive! It will sometimes work at normal speed, and sometimes it will completely freeze for a few minutes before loading again. Can someone help me, I am pretty knowledgeable about computers, so dont be afraid to geet technical.

I changed my router with a better one and now it works

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