Internet is soooooo slow

i got my macbook in december '08 so it is only 8 months old, it has worked perfectly since i bought it up until a week ago when my browser speed took a crap and now instead of blazing fast it is moderately fast sometimes and ridiculously slow the rest of the time (about 80%). i cant watch video w/o buffering interrupts every 15 secs even checking e-mail is a pain. is there anything that will help. i run a linksys WRT160N V2 router, the internet speed is fine on the desktop so i know it's happening somewhere in the transfer i just dont know if its my macbook or my router's output signal. it says i have 4 bars...please help it's driving me crazy

Are you using your MacBook wirelessly or using a direct ethernet plug connection? I ask because I've discovered that my connection troubles seem to be related to my AirPort. When I directly plug the ethernet line into my MacBook, the internet is at normal (fast) speed again.
Of course, this isn't a solution, but it would help determine where the problem is.

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