Express v base station

My up / down loads seem to be painfully slow since adding the airport card to my imac g5 and running it off the airport express. Would the addition of the base station improve speed or do i go back to the ethernet direct to modem route ?
Thanks in advance

Addition of a Base Station won't improve the speed.
What will improve the speed:
- reduce the range
- eliminate obstacles in the signal path
- relocate the Airport Express (higher, or out from behind a pile of wires or stereo equipment)
- try using a different channel (a setting made on the Airport Express with the Airport Admin Utility)

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