Update to Airport Extreme - speed increase?

Seems like I experienced a speed bump when I did the upgrade. Anyone else think that, or is it just a coincidence?
I tested with www.speakeasy.com .. came in at between 13000 and 14000 kbps.

Unless you are running a FIOS (fiber) Internet connection you shouldn't notice anything different. Although, the speeds you listed would exceed an 802.11"b" connection they are far from exceeding an 802.11"g" connection.
What we need to know is what speed ranges were you getting before the update and what speed does your ("g" max speed) iMac G5 get?
Greg

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