ORLANDO, FL (Ivanhoe Newswire) — The average person in the US spends eight hours and five minutes using digital media and most of that is probably connected to Wi-fi. But in this increasingly connected world, what do you do if your Wi-Fi can’t keep up? There are some things that you can do to prevent your internet speed from slowing down any further. Wi-fi woes.
Cell phones, computers, televisions, tablets—all these devices require the internet or Wi-Fi to operate. A recent study by Pew Research Center found 93 percent of American’s use the internet, 91 percent use Wi-Fi at home. But the question remains, “What’s slowing down your speedy connection?”
Lincoln Chiappone, Network Engineer/IT Tech at PCGeeks2Go says, “One thing; the equipment that you’re using, if it’s older, residential average consumer-grade equipment can be, unfortunately, it just wears out.”
Another reason could be your neighbor’s network. Places like apartment complexes have lots of different Wi-Fi’s, causing slow speed.
Chiappone explains, “You can get into the router settings and look to see what channel your Wi-Fi is on — Wi-Fi works off of channels — and you can change that channel to get you a better signal and a better quality of internet.”
Also, check out the placement of your Wi-Fi box. Wi-Fi signals can be interfered with by microwaves, cordless phones, even walls and furniture.
“The device needs to be put up high, on a desk or up higher on a hutch or a shelf that will make the signal broadcast better through the house.” Says Chiappone.
Even the material that your building, or house is made of can impact your Wi-Fi signal. Concrete, masonry, thick timber walls, metal roofs and floor heating can block wireless signals or cause some signal loss.
Keeping you connected and your Wi-Fi up to speed.
Another thing that can slow down your Wi-Fi is exceeding your data cap. If you go over your limit, it can cause your Wi-Fi speed to slow down. You can avoid this by either keeping track of your data or just purchasing more.
Contributors to this news report include: Adahlia Thomas, Producer; Roque Correa, Editor.
Sources:
https://eyenetworks.no/en/10-things-that-disturb-and-block-wi-fi-signals/
https://eyenetworks.no/en/10-things-that-disturb-and-block-wi-fi-signals/
https://www.highspeedinternet.com/resources/why-is-my-internet-so-slow
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