Help w/speed/settings of EA4500

I'm a newbie in re: to setting up a router/modem etc. I purchased the EA4500 as a replacement for my all in one AT & T router/modem. I was impressed with the reviews of the linksys EA4500 and the good reviews. However, my speeds are slow and the perfomance is nowhere near the cheap combo unit that i had from AT &T. I must not have the 4500 set up correctly.
I'm running DSL, i downloaded the latest linkysys smart wi-fi upgrade utility today (7/27/13) and just used whatever settings it installs. This didn't change a thing with the performance.
i use my EA4500 for streaming HD movies in one room, kids playing PS 3 online in other room, occasional checking of email on ipad. PS3 gets lots of "lag" during gameplay, streaming HD movies - goes in & out of HD.
my speed tests using "myspeedmeter.net" discloses: download 2.83 mbps, upload 0/29 mbps
Any ideas or suggestions of things i can check? Again, i'm a newbie at this and certainely appreciate any help you can give. tks.

Since you upgraded the firmware of the router today, do a reset on it and reconfigure it from scratch. Is the internet speed slow in both wired and wireless? You may try to lower the MTU size on the router. You may try to change the wireless channel as well like on the 2.4 GHz to 1, 3, 6, 9, or 11 and use WPA2 for security. I hope those will help.
Title: Determining and setting up the correct MTU size Article ID: 386
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