FaceTime lagging and no longer works!

I have the iPad 2 and the main reason was for FaceTime with relatives in Asia. I am located in Canada. Here's a quick rundown of the situation.
First day I got iPad 2 I used FaceTime with relatives in Asia. Worked wonderfully. A week later we tried again but this time it was lagging miserably. The call connected, I could see a blurry image for about 5 seconds before the image froze. The sound I was receiving was also very choppy. I could hear bits and pieces but not enough to understand. I restarted router and iPad but same situation. Double checked other computers that are wireless at home and working fine and getting 15Mbps based on speediest.net. The connection in Asia was fine, they sent a short video showing what they saw, perfect motion picture and audio. Everything was on my end.
I then tried Skype App on iPad and it worked perfectly fine to Asia with no issues or lag.
Tried googling issues and wifi issues seem to be everywhere however mine does stay connected. It seems under heavy strain it disconnects, FaceTime Netflix YouTube etc. I then tried FaceTime with a friend in the same city. FaceTime still had issues but not as severe. Friends side was still seamless while my iPad is messed up.
Is there a fix or anyone having the same issues? Please help!
Wilson

Some folks have discovered that changing their DNS service fixes FaceTime connection issues.
The ideal way is to configure your modem/router with DNS service, but often settings in System Preferences/Network on your Mac will override the router settings. Try either of these;
OpenDNS
208.67.222.222, 208.67.220.220
Google Public DNS
8.8.8.8. 8.8.4.4
Also, try a reset. Press & hold the Power and Home buttons together for 10+ seconds, ignoring the red power-off slider, until you see the Apple logo.

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