Broadband speed tests.

My iPad 3 is every bit as fast at downloads from the Internet as any device on the same WiFi network in my house. Internet downloads are limited by my ISP. Other devices have faster speeds over the internal network.

 

In my own defense, there was no iPad 3 when I made that post.

I've noticed better speeds on the new iPad, though I don't know if it has anything to do with hardware or software changes. I also went back to my Apple Extreme router, and my ISP equipment recently received an update; which probably has something to do with it.

 

I had same speed issues and I found that most routers have a QoS setting...quality of service. It limits any single wireless connection from hogging all the available bandwidth. This is designed to help an open network allow all users a decent speed. I disabled the setting on my N router and went from 5mbps to almost 30!!!!

 

My Internet speed test results are,
Download Speed: 18.89 Mbps
Upload Speed:0.795 Mbps.
I perform this test from

 

I have Verizon FIOS and pay for 50 Mbps service. My SpeedTest result is always around ~42 Mbps on my iPad 3 and that is with their OEM router