I considered that maybe my network was slow, but we have 4 computers on it wireless and we only have an issue when video is being uploaded to youtube, but that's going over the DSL. This shouldn't go over the DSL. I could check all the settings on the router, if I understand them. The router itself is a common Linksys. We've never had a problem with interference.
I'm going to check out the wireless setup on the iPod itself. I've had some spottiness with surfing on it. While it is a cool surfing device I already see the limitation in the screen size. I can't see the tiny font of a forum such as this unless I stretch it, but then I have to scroll around, also a PITA. My wife suggested a bigger version, too big for a pocket, but not as big as a small laptop, would be ideal. Kind of like the Kindle.