TS1398 Why Wireless Download Speeds so Slow?

My iPad 3, MacBookPro and Apple TV have been suffering with poor connection speeds lately. Connect the MacBook to the Internet using Ethernet and it works fine. Here's the funny thing, when I run speedtest from either device, my download speed is horrible, but the upload speed is normal for my ISP.
I'm suppose to get 10 down and 1 up. This data below is from the speedtest app on the iPad. As you can see, I don't run this app too often. What it does show the horrible numbers.
I've ruled out my ISP. I don't have another wireless router to check against, but before I go out and spend another hundred, I thought I would check if anyone else is experiencing this type of issue. NetGear, my router manufacture claims since the release of iOS 6, user have been experiencing connection issues.
If anyone at least can offer maybe additional tests, router settings, etc., I would greatly appreciate it.
Date
Download Mbps
Upload Mbps
Latency
11/12/12 19:51
Wifi
.516
..887
163
11/12/12 19:27
Wifi
.277
.880
155
11/10/12 19:54
Wifi
.387
.883
154
11/10/12 19:53
Wifi
.372
.870
158
9/15/12 7:44
Wifi
.447
1.092
165
9/14/12 21:56
Wifi
.283
.774
168
9/14/12 6:35
Wifi
.424
.801
168
9/12/12 21:19
Wifi
4.437
.991
17
9/12/12 21:16
Wifi
1.569
.988
181
Thanks,
~Paul

You use 3g wifi with your computer? I don't think so. I'm not saying it isn't possible; I just doubt it's the case since that basically means you have your computer tethered to a cell phone. If that is the case, let me know.
If you're getting the same speed whether you're using wifi or ethernet, it's because your download speeds are bottlenecked at/throttled by your ISP, not your in-home hardware.

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