Often, home Wi-Fi users notice that it starts to work slower, there are failures, and the overall quality deteriorates.
The reason is not always related to the provider.
It turns out that some objects in your apartment can negatively affect the operation of Wi-Fi.
Household appliances and furniture
TV, refrigerator, metal cabinets can be the cause of poor Wi-Fi performance.
If they are located between the router and the laptop (PC, smartphone), the signal will be forced to pass through them.
Doors
If there are heavy metal doors in the apartment, Wi-Fi signals can be absorbed by them.
Glass
Glass itself does not affect Wi-Fi performance, but many glass items may contain metal.
These include mirrors whose reflective coating contains a thin layer of silver or aluminum.
Another problem may be with low-emission windows – they have a thin metal coating that improves thermal insulation properties.
Concrete and brick
Dense concrete is a serious obstacle to the passage of radio waves.
Therefore, if the apartment has concrete walls or floors, the Wi-Fi signal may be much weaker.
The situation will be further aggravated by concrete reinforced with metal.
Slightly less dense than concrete, brick also interferes with Wi-Fi signals.
Ceramic tiles
By itself, it only limits the Wi-Fi signal to some extent.
However, when combined with other materials, such as plaster or drywall, such tiles become a real obstacle to the high-quality operation of the Internet.
How can the problem be solved?
If you think your Wi-Fi is bad because of some of the things mentioned above, you probably don't want to tear apart your house to improve the signal.
But you can, knowing the features of such items, choose the optimal place for the router, thus at least minimizing their negative impact on the signal.
If this option is not possible to implement, it is worth trying to install a mesh net.
The latter will allow you to receive a powerful Wi-Fi signal even in the presence of objects blocking it.
In addition, you can use wired Internet, which, by the way, many users do.
