I fixed my home network lag without buying a new router or a mesh system
…Even Wi-Fi 7 routers boast blazing-fast speeds and better coverage than ever, but they a Wi-Fi 7 router won't fix what's truly wrong with your home network…
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You might be making your Wi-Fi worse by blindly choosing the widest channel on your router
1w agoYou should reboot your router once a month, but not for the reason you think
1w agoI stopped renting my ISP's router and switched to my own, and my connection didn't change at all
1w agoYour Wi-Fi 7 router is probably in the worst spot in your home, and it's costing you hundreds in wasted speeds
1w ago4 things I wish someone told me before I invested $200 into a mesh Wi-Fi system
…Related I replaced my mesh Wi-Fi with a single high-end router, and the results surpassed my expectations Performance improvements were well worth the switch. Your signal is always full bars…
I stopped blaming my ISP for bad Wi-Fi as the real culprit was right in front of me
…Sign in to your XDA account Whenever I run into Wi-Fi issues, I follow a familiar, frustrating routine: staring at a spinning loading icon, resetting my router for the third time…
Your router's WPA3 security is breaking your smart home, and here's what to do about it
…Related Your router's most questionable setting is probably still enabled, exposing your Wi-Fi to hackers Disable Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) even before reading this article Your older smart devices…
Your TV's Ethernet port might be slower than its Wi-Fi connection, but it actually doesn't matter
…You skip the Wi-Fi connectivity hiccups and other variables between the TV and router. Only after doing that do you realize that the TV's Ethernet port caps out at 100Mbps…
Wi-Fi 7 is ready, but your devices aren't — and that's costing you hundreds
…What use is actually having it? Right now, if you're not yet on Wi-Fi 7, maybe don't buy a Wi-Fi 7 router for the devices that you have…
I thought Wi-Fi wasn’t good enough for competitive gaming until I actually tried it
…Before I had started taking it seriously, I knew the pains of battling a poor Wi-Fi connection. Growing up, I didn't have a direct Ethernet line to my router, but…
I changed these settings on my ISP gateway and my network finally works like it should
…it hands the public IP to a router of your choice and turns off the gateway's Wi-Fi and NAT. You satisfy the ISP's WAN-side hardware requirement, but you…
The FCC's router ban could make these router brands a risky bet in the future
…This means that a lot of router brands that the average American uses will be affected — Asus, TP-Link, eero, and several more. Now, while the top three Wi-Fi router vendors…
Separating my router and modem fixed problems I didn't know I had
…I thought my mesh router was sufficient for my home, but I was wrong Having routing and Wi-Fi inside a tiny box is not the best solution for me Mesh networking…