Apple TV Seems to be Synching at 802.11b speeds

Hi folks. I've been kinda frustrated with my Apple TV synching speeds (likes lots of other people apparently) and I thought I'd add my two cents.
I have a Linksys WRT54G wireless router. All of the devices on my network operate at 802.11g speeds except for my Apple TV. The Activity Monitor on my Mac Mini reports that movies are copying across to the Apple TV at a pretty consistent 1.6 MBPS. So an average 2gb movie is copying in around 20 minutes. If my math is right that 1.6 mega Bytes per second is approximately 11 mega Bits per second, which is just what the max for 802.11b is/was.
Any clues as to why by Apple TV would seem to think it's a 802.11b device rather than 802.11g. This of course is a bit speculative and yes I have ruled out interference or other weird problems. To reiterate, all of the other devices on my network, including our iPhones are operating at 802.11g speeds of 54 mbps.

Frank,
Not an attempt to debate your knowledge, and I don't even have my Apple TV yet but I have had (and currently have) different streaming boxes (Xbox 360, media player set top box [still gives me shivers], etc.) and sometimes network congestion is just a pain...
Even though everything else operates at "g" speeds, try using just the Apple TV to sync after a fresh restart with all other devices off the network...

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