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  • Quick Tips For Fixing Weak Home WiFi Signal

    10 May 2021 by Jasmine Stone in Lifestyle, Partners, rsaweb, South Africa, Tech/Sci
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    We’ve reached the stage, as humanity, where we believe that every room in the house should have full-strength WiFi signal.

    Gone are the days of reading magazines or Zapiro books whilst on the loo, because you’re now ‘doomscrolling’ through Facebook and Instagram and any interruption shall not be tolerated.

    You know you’ve snooped on your ex’s profile while mid-ablute. Don’t pretend you’re better than me.

    The long-winded point I am making is that WiFi dead spots are a bummer, and we want to do away with them where possible.

    Writing for BusinessTech, IT expert Matthew Campbell outlined some of the causes of WiFi dead spots:

    Most office buildings, apartments, and houses were built before WiFi was developed, so their construction isn’t always conducive to connectivity. Thick plaster walls and supportive metal wiring don’t go hand-in- hand with WiFi radio waves. Not to mention the fact that the contents of our homes and offices can also hinder signal strength.

    Large metal appliances like fridges and stoves may block wireless signals, and signal-producing household items like microwaves and baby monitors may interfere with the network.

    There’s also the fact that other networks in use around you – in the same block of flats, or neighbourhood, for example – can affect your connection, as well as your distance from the router, obviously.

    Campbell lays out a few quick fixes for trying to improve overall WiFi performance:

    • Reposition the router and any potential obstructions
    • Change the router channel (To do this, locate your router settings and test different channels to see which one works best.)
    • Invest in a WiFi repeater ( It contains two wireless routers and works by receiving the existing WiFi signal from your original router, amplifying and transferring it to the other router.)
    • Upgrade the router

    RSAWEB, which is currently running a number of great home fibre promotions, also offers great tips in this short video:

    Don’t be that person in the Zoom call who sounds like they’re hosting a seance.

    ‘Are you there Linda? Can you hear us? Make a sound if you can hear us.’

    Those signing up with RSAWEB also enjoy a free set up and router, which will minimise any dead spots, as well as onsite support, should anything go wrong.

    Look at you go, sitting on the loo, surfing the web without a worry in the world.

    Just no Zoom calls in there, please. We have standards.

    [source:bustech]

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