Ubuntu Networking :: Receiving 4.5 KiB/s To 7.0 KiB/s?

I have been receiving 4.5 KiB/s to 7.0 KiB/s on average. This is with nothing connected actively using Wi-Fi (browser, download, etc.) Why is this? It is happening on Lucid x86. I have a 64bit machine, but unfortunately neither the 32bit or 64bit wireless works "out of the box" for me. My wireless card is Ralink RT3090PCIe. I have not found a package to support my card in Ubuntu 64bit (I prefer 64bit over 32bit.). For now there is this as a package for Ubuntu 32bit https://launchpad.net/~markus-tisoft/+archive/rt3090

Another thing, as of late (about a week) my wireless connection strength has diminished substantially was 95-97% now 73-85% This is unusual. Hopefully not any shady neighbors.

I am strongly considering deleting the Ubuntu partition, until a 64bit works "out of the box" for the wireless or at the very least only use this Ubuntu 32bit Lucid version with all network permantly disconnected. To be fair, I have tried quite a few other 64bit Linux distributions (Live CDs) and these others did not work wirelessly "out of the box" either.

I am by no means a Windows "fanboi".....but Windows 64bit does work for me "out of the box", as it should. So, I may have to go there (back to Win7), until I find a release of Ubuntu 64bit that has a wireless that works for me, without any errors/problems.