Well, I can't feel too sorry for you if you live in Vail. Did a lot of skiing in Steamboat and Breckenridge. Always laughed when the locals on the chairlift would complain about the ice when ski hit a piece of ice the size of a dime when I am back in Vermont skiing at Stowe and Sugarbush, where you would at times, ski ON ice.
Well, once you get your Gbit switch, it should take the router's speed out of the equation.
One thing you may want to consider in the future (I don't think I have ever talked anyone into it in 11 years) is Experts-Exchange. For the monthly subscription, the amount of incredibly good Expert help usually at the MVP level for whatever category or categories you are in. The nice thing about EE is generally if the problem is interesting and your feedback is timely, one or two experts will hang around until the problem is fixed. I have over 600 questions answered. My guess is around 450 solved the issue.
