WiFi Speed Slow? Check These 7 Real Settings Before Blaming Your Internet Provider
Slow WiFi is frustrating. The video buffers, the video call freezes, and the first thing we all do is blame the internet provider. But honestly? In many homes the connection coming into the house is fine — the problem is sitting inside, in the router settings nobody has touched for months. Before you spend half an hour on a customer care call, run through these 7 checks. They take about ten minutes, they cost nothing, and in most homes at least one of them makes a real difference. 1. Restart the router — properly this time Not the quick on-off flick. Switch the router off, wait a full 30 seconds, then turn it back on. Routers are tiny computers, and like any computer they get sluggish after running for weeks. A clean restart clears temporary glitches and stuck connections. 2. Move the router out of the corner WiFi signals hate walls, metal almirahs and fish tanks. If your router is sitting on the floor in a corner behind the TV, half your home is getting a weak signal. Place ...