Why is my ipad so slow at downloading?

I have the be ipad with retina display and it is horrendously slow at downloading.
I have looked at other tips and cleared my history, cookies and running apps ... rebooted the ipad.... And still I can only get about 10 seconds into any video before it grinds to a halt. Also, I can only just download the most basic apps after about 10 minutes of slow downloading.
I have downloaded the same speediest app on my iPhone 4S and iPad and both get the same result of 14 to 16 Kbps yet the iPhone can Ste Sam and download video perfectly and the ipad can't!?
Can anyone help???
This seems to be a regular issue and apple's helpful phone line is closed!!!!

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