Gen 3 iPod Touch - Very slow Wi-Fi

I recently bought an AirPort Extreme. After some difficulty, it seems to be working well with the iMac. But the iPod Touch gets very slow speed. I have very fast cable internet. Speedtest.net shows download speeds from 35 to 45 mbps when the iMac is connected directly to the cable modem or wirelessly via the AirPort.
But when I run the Speedtest.net iPod app on the iPod Touch, I get speeds ranging from 1 mbps to as much as 5 mbps on one occasion. This seems like an awfully wide range when my underlying cable speed is so high.
It does not seem to matter where the iPod is, from right next to the AirPort, to at the other end of the house or even in the basement.
Any ideas why the iPod sometimes gets 5 mbps and other times gets 1 mbps?
Thanks, Daniel

Go to Mac611.com, tap on 'iPhone-related Sites' scroll down to 'iPhone Network Test' and see what your speeds are on both EDGE and Wi-Fi. What readings are you getting?
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