Internet speed reduced by airport extreme

I have an older AE, the dome. I use it to create a wireless network for my Apple TV an laptop but I have my G5 desktop connected to the AE with an ethernet cable. After noticing internet speed problems I checked it with speakeasy and sure enough it was only 2 megs down. It should be about 8. When I connected the ethernet directly to the G5 intstead of going through the AE my speed jumped up to 8.5. I thought that since the G5 was connected with an ethernet from the AE it would not suffer from wireless speed restrictions. Am I wrong?

I get great connection and speed with AirPort Extreme, it would be the last thing I would suspect.
have you tried the usual reboot modem and router?
Are you set up as a home network WPA2? (This keeps the neighbors from piggybacking on your network)
How much improvement do you get via Ethernet?
I suggest asking Charter if they have provisioned your line correctly for the speed you are paying for (would not be the first time a provider didn't deliver correct speeds)
Is it possible the modem is done for?  How old is it?

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