Multiple devices on Wi-Fi can affect your internet speed. Understand your home layout for optimal Wi-Fi placement. Adjust router channel to reduce interference and congestion. So many of our devices ...

One type of electronic device to especially avoid is the microwave, which emits a strong signal in the 2.4GHz band, the same wireless band your router operates in. Be careful not to stick your router ...

IF you’re struggling with slow Wi-Fi speeds you could be using the wrong channel. Your wireless router sends and receives data via channels and you can easily ...

USING the wrong router settings can slow down your Wi-Fi speed. It's worth making sure you're using the right Wi-Fi frequency channel for the devices you use most at home. Specialists at ...

Don’t believe the hype. A gaming router won’t help you earn more kills or beat the raid boss any faster than a regular router with the same specs. But if your current router is struggling, upgrading ...

While modern routers use beamforming to direct signals toward devices, physical misalignment can still tank speeds. You ...

It's easy to take a smoothly functioning home wireless network for granted, especially when you're sipping coffee on the patio and catching up on the news of the morning with your iPad. You can ...

Illustration: Mick Wiggins What a difference a couple of years makes. In our first roundup of draft-802.11n Wi-Fi routers (see “Wireless Routers: The Truth About Superfast Draft-N“), we found so many ...