Have you submitted the updated robots.txt to google? This is separate from updating the sitemap. Here is a google page to help you do this.
https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/6078399?hl=en
Best!
Matthew
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Hello,
I would recommend using this tool from google and see well your page speeds are. Their are a few reasons a page can be slow that has nothing to do with the hosting provider. This is a good place to start before jumping ship.
https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/
I hope this helps,
Matthew