I wired my home network once, and these are the 5 mistakes I wouldn’t repeat
When we built our ranch in northern Indiana, I wired the basement myself and ran Cat6 to every drop I…
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My Wi-Fi had full bars and still felt broken, and I finally figured out why
There’s this common misconception that a full Wi-Fi bar equates to optimal internet. While that can be true in some…
5 gadgets you can power through Ethernet and skip the wall outlet
The outlet is never where you need it. It’s not up in the ceiling where an access point should sit.…
American routers offer 11 channels on 2.4GHz, but 8 of them are the wrong choice
When you unbox and set up your new router in North America, you’re given the option of using no fewer…
Comcast’s Xfinity Shield turns your router into a motion sensor — and it may share what it sees
Typically, your Wi-Fi router sits in one corner and does one job: connecting your devices to the internet. Comcast now…
I turned off 4 Windows settings and my Wi-Fi jumped from 330 Mbps to 730 Mbps
My internet plan promises speeds up to 1000 Mbps. My laptop, sitting a few feet from the router, was pulling…
I didn’t expect this hidden Samsung feature to fix my home Wi-Fi
My home Wi-Fi had dead zones, a congested channel, and a router in the wrong spot. The kicker is that…