Experts recommend steps to improve wi-fi signal at home – Globovisión

The wifi at home no longer a science shrouded in mystery: the signal fluctuates without clear justification because of the distance, and the dreaded wheel buffering (that hated icon that appears when the system takes long to load the content) too often peeks out of patience user. When all this happens, it makes sense to contact the operator that provides the Internet connection

And this can effectively solve the problem sometimes, following the steps listed below.

1. Search for optimal location of ‘router’

In almost every home, this team is hidden as something rough that should not be in sight of all, and for this reason, it is located in furniture for TV and even closets, without considering at any time if the position of the router influences the signal. The short answer is, yes: where to place this device can be decisive for a good sign or otherwise, leave shade parts of the house

Experts recommend placing the router in the exact center. address, because this way the signal will come with the same intensity to virtually every corner of the house

2. Try using the cable devices more consumer

Now that television streaming is in full swing in our country (Netflix, Movistar TV …), the volume of data that is downloaded is very high and to avoid waiting or the signal is poor, it is best to use the Ethernet connection where possible and leave the wireless for the inevitable, such as tablets or phones.

This is mainly due to losses experiencing the wifi very good the router, and in fact, operators only guarantee a certain bandwidth measured by making cable. In some homes in the US, with far superior to European dimensions, users are beginning to place Ethernet jacks on the upper floors and in places where the television or computer is to ensure good bandwidth.

3. Run away from the kitchen and bathrooms

It does not seem to be the most common to place the router place but if the connection is right in one of these rooms in the house, bad news: both the microwave and the bathroom mirrors reflect or interfere with the wireless signal. The first because they use the 2.4 GHz band, which is exactly the same used by routers to transmit the signal, while in the latter, the mirrors make it bounce.

The same is you can tell from concrete or brick walls, which absorb more strongly the signal causing it to lose much strength.

4. Invest in a good ‘router’ and repeaters

Typically, routers that provide operators, although fulfill its function, are not the fastest on the market. If the connection speed at home is not consistent or believes that loses much flow will be convenient to consider investing in a router 802.11 ac, and that has a high power signal if the installation is large.

Een that case can also compensate for signal repeaters install, very easy to install and guarantee a smooth connection throughout the house.