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"Dad, Mom: WiFi is slow."

We have all heard this complaint at some time, perhaps not from our children, but from a roommate or perhaps we are the ones who curse our luck with the functioning of the Internet.

The configuration of the WiFi is a headache, but many times the problem is not in the router but where it is placed.

In other words, that the problem is the house.

If you suspect that everything works fine with your Internet connection, but the WiFi continues to arrive fatally to your computer or mobile, we have here some simple tricks to solve it.

THE KEY TO WIFI IS TO PLACE THE ROUTER WELL

Placing the router well is a good starting point to avoid problems such as Wi-Fi.

As we will see below, there are numerous obstacles and impediments at home that can be annoying.

Another thing you can try to do first is to configure Google DNS, which may give you greater speed.

MICROWAVE

It is common for microwaves to cause interference on your Internet connection if you are hooked up through a Wi-Fi network.

The culprit for this is the electromagnetic frequency in which these devices operate: around 2.4 gigahertz.

A spectrum similar to the one that Wifi works.

CHAMBERS FOR BABIES

Baby monitors, cordless landlines, surveillance webcams, and even some TV monitors and screens also operate on a frequency spectrum similar to Wi-Fi and cause interference.

If you want to avoid that your Internet connection suffers, it is best to move your computer and router away from these devices.

REFRIGERATORS, WASHERS AND RADIATORS

These appliances are the ones that get along the worst with the Wi-Fi in your house and their electrical connections are not the problem.

The real enemy of waves in this case is the water contained in your pipes, which blocks some of the energy from your wireless waves.

Although in no case will they make your connection not work, it can influence that it loses power, and its performance drops.

THE WALLS

Stone, cement, marble, bricks and plaster, in short, most of the materials from which the walls of a house are built, act as a barrier that blocks the passage of Wi-Fi networks.

This is especially evident in large houses or in those that are spread over several heights.

DECORATIVE LIGHTS

Decorative lights, such as those placed at Christmas, often generate electromagnetic fields.

These fields cause interference and can affect the quality of your Internet connection.

Although, of all the threats described in this article, this would be the least.

METAL FURNITURE AND MIRRORS

Furniture made of metal is the best barrier against the waves of your Wifi.

It is one of the materials that offers the highest level of interference of all those you have at home.

Something similar, although to a lesser extent, happens with glass.

If your router or your computer is on a metal cabinet or with mirrors, the safest thing is that you will experience a slower connection than you should and, perhaps, it would be convenient to move them.

In short, these materials work as a shield that hinders, and even prevents the passage of your Wifi waves.

If nothing works ... buy a PLC

If none of this works for you, you need a more efficient solution, like buying a PLC, a device that roughly sends the Internet signal through the electrical installation of your house and makes the WiFi signal reach much better.

There are many devices to extend the Wifi, such as WiFi repeaters or WiFi antennas, but none really works well, or at least not as well as a PLC.

The most important brands in this regard are delovo and TP-Link, and in any case, all their devices are configured almost automatically and you just have to follow an easy configuration that will take you less than 10 minutes.

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