If you live near other routers, say in an apartment building, then there are chances of you suffering a slow wireless connection. The reason is channel interference.
Wireless signals are electromagnetic waves in nature and use air channels as its medium to travel. If multiple signals use the same channel, they can interfere with each other causing data to be lost.
In order to prevent data loss the waves have to be re-broadcasted--which is why your Wi-Fi speed drops.
One way to boost your Wi-Fi speed is changing up your routers position, the other way is by learning other ways advanced features. You can also try out this simple DIY technique, if you are willing to bump up the speed even more.
But, there is another option-- download Wi-Fi Analyzer (available on Windows and Android), which apprise you which channels are being used.
- Run the app and analyze your network.
- Look at channels 1, 6, and 11. Note which is least used.
- Consider Wi-Fi Analyzer’s recommended channel.
- Switch your router to that channel.
- And it's done.
We wish a very happy world Wi-Fi day to our readers.
