Why does FiOS give such a lousy router???

Using the cruddy Actiontec MI424-WR router that came from Verizon FiOS, I was getting 15/15 internet speeds over WiFi. This was for the 50/25 plan I signed up for. If I hardwired to the router I got 58/39. So Verizon does deliver the speed they promise, but the router stinks big time.
I researched solutions online and saw all kinds of replies, with some saying due to the limitations of WiFi technology, there is nothing Verizon can do about the slow speeds over that connection.
Just to see, I turned off the wireless on my MI424-WR and hooked up an old Cisco E2500 that we brought us when we relocated from Japan with the military. Now my WiFi speed is 58/38.
So, Verizon does deliver a great speed but then they limit themselves by using such an awful router.
Why?

I have been getting absolutely horrible wifi speeds with this router. It's so bad that I can't even watch YouTube videos withut them pausing and buffering. Hard wired, my speeds are close to what is advertised, but I just did a couple speed tests on my wifi connected desktop, and was pretty constant at 3 to 4 Mbps download and upload but this is my latest. I feel like I'm back in the 80's and using dialup to connect to QLink!

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yangzhang wrote:
I've been curious about this topic for a while, but I haven't ever looked into this to any depth. I also posted this to stackoverflow but haven't gotten any solid responses so far:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1107991/why-does-java-have-such-a-large-footprint
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