How fast should I be able to go wirelessly??

Linksys Wireless Router WRT54G
I have a 3Mbit Internet connection with one PC hard wired and two PCs using the signal wirelessly. When I do a speed test on the hard wired PC, my speed is right where it should be, at 3Mbits.
When I test my speed wirelessly I get speeds of around 1.8Mbps.
The signal from my router is excellent and shows a speed of 54Mbps. So my question is, SHOULD my wireless router be giving me better speeds, and what, if anything, can I do it help it?
I have my router set to G only and am using two laptops, a Sony Vaio with wireless G and a Dell laptop also using wireless G.
Thanks in advance for the help!
Paul

It's normal for internet speed to slow down wirelessly. The router attempts to share the broadband connection properly to the 2 laptops. Thefore resulting in a minor slowdown.

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