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Originally Posted by Alan T
I don't own a PS3, so am only speaking from hypothetical situations here...
It really isn't that difficult to produce hardware ethernet adapters or write drivers for them, so I'm guessing Sony didn't run into problems there. What does happen fairly often however might be issues where it is detecting the port settings incorrectly. A very common reason for slow downloads to the point of being unusable can simply be the adapter not negotiating the Speed/Duplex settings for your network correctly. It could also be a case where for some people it works fine and others it does not simply because you use a different type of switch/hub. Other factors may complicate it, if you use a gigabit network and it does not, or vice versa as well.
Once again, this is just a guess so could be entirely wrong. In the network configuration screen, does it have any ability to define the settings for the network adapter? (to set it as auto-detect, or 100/full-duplex for instance) If it does, you could try to force it to match your network (ie if you are using a standard fast ethernet dumb-switch, set it to 100/full-duplex).
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This is often the reason for the slow speeds. I'd guess that most users use the 'Automatic' setup option when setting up their wireless connection. While that is the easier way to do it, it often doesn't optimize the speed available with the network. I had 500K speeds for awhile on my PS3 when I first set it up. I notice some discussions on the tech threads about optimization and tried a manual setup the second time. I average around 2-3 Mbps now. I hardly ever see lag anymore. It's definitely a situation that needs to be addressed by Sony. If they had better auto setup tools on their machine, they'd be much better off.