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On your computer try ping to an internet address as well as to a local address to check for latency, latency can give the impression of a "slow" connection, on a command prompt (for Windows) or Terminal app (for OSX and Linux) try this:

ping google.com

Also, try ping to a local address, like your router's IP, or another device connected to that same router, example:

ping 192.168.0.1

On optimal conditions you should get less than 100ms of response if you ping an internet address (like google.com), 100ms to 300ms is acceptable, more than that is problematic; for the local address you should be getting 1ms to 5ms tops. If you get high response times when you ping the internet address but good response on the local address the problem is on your ISP side, if you get high response times on the local address, the problem is on your side, try the same test connected by cable and wireless, if you get good results when cabled but bad results on wireless, your router is on it's way out, if you get bad results when ping the local address, both ways (cabled and wireless) your router could also be on it's way out or some device connected to your router can be infected with a virus that is saturating your router, or it could've a bad network adapter causing the same problem.

Another thing to check, if you see lots of wireless networks available on your computer, they could be causing interference, if that is the case, try different channels on your router as noted by JoeyBee , if you try all the channels and still get issues, get a router that supports 5Ghz, the ideal would be if it is 802.1ac certified, those are usually directed to business applications and are not affected by the home routers interference, they are more expensive, but on worst case scenarios it is the only way to fix the issue.

It is not a speed problem, an N router has enough bandwidth to deal with most internet connections, if it where a speed problem you should talk to your ISP. Try to do this test, connect your computer straight to the cable that is connected on the "WAN" port in your router to bypass the router and run a speed test (www.speedtest.net/), if the test shows the bandwidth (or close) to what you are paying for, then the problem is not likely to be on your ISP side, next try connecting your computer with a cable to your router turning off the wireless network card on your computer and run the same test, if the results are ok, then run the same test connected to your router via wireless, if the test is ok let us know to go to the next set of tests.

There could be several things going on, first of all, is it placed on a mall, residential building, or any other crowded place? Todays smartphones, cameras, printers and lots of gadgets can be turned into a wireless access point, "polluting" the available radio signal spectrum; the more gadgets around, the bigger the probability of signal pollution.

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