Christmas is almost upon us and you might be thinking about dragging your decorations down from the attic. But when deciding where to put your lights, make sure…
Christmas is almost upon us and you might be thinking about dragging your decorations down from the attic.
But when deciding where to put your lights, make sure they don’t go anywhere near your Wi-Fi router.
Routers placed by Christmas tree lights might be affected by signal interference, according to Post Office Telecoms.
And it’s not just lights that can cause an issue.
Routers placed near a telly or a window can have a detrimental effect on your Wi-Fi speed.
Even baby monitors and fish tanks can stop it working properly.
So if you’ve noticed that Netflix is buffering a lot or websites are slow to load on your gadgets, you might want to do a bit of interior re-shuffling.
Brits appear to be suffering in silence when it comes to rubbish web speeds, with some buying new devices rather than fixing the core of the problem, research by the Post Office found.
Always make sure your router is plugged into the master socket rather than an extension cable so it works faster.
You can boost website and load time by updating to the latest internet browser, too.
