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3 Tips To Improve The Signal Strength Of Your Home WiFi

Every smart device in the world uses the internet before it can work properly. Apart from some devices like smartphones and tablets which can use the internet when a SIM card is inserted, the rest of the other smart devices cannot connect to the internet on their own.

For such devices, the only thing you can use to connect to the internet is either an ethernet cable or WiFi. Unfortunately, not all the devices have an ethernet port, so, the user is left with no other choice but to use WiFi.

From the streaming of your favorite movies on Netflix to the YouTube videos you watch on your smart device, WiFi plays a very important role in it. Also, for other smart device users like iPhone and iPad users, WiFi is the best way to update your device.

But to enjoy your WiFi, the strength of the signal should very strong which is not always the case. So, to help you, this guide is going to recommend to you some of the top 3 tips to improve the strength of your WiFi.

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Check Whether Your Router Needs To Be Changed

One of the best ways to improve the strength is to check whether your router needs to be changed or updated. Every day, new smart devices and their related accessories are launched and introduced to the market; and a router is no exception.

As with all technology gadgets, as the newer models are released, the efficiency of some of the older models begins to reduce. For this reason, the strength of your WiFi may begin to also reduce.

Therefore, you may need to change the router from the older model to some of the newer models. But this is not always the case. If you do not have enough money to change your router, you can use any of the remaining two (2) tips and you will be okay.

Change The Location of Your Router

Most of the routers, especially those manufactured by the telecommunications networks like MTN, Vodafone, and AirtelTigo obtain their strength from the strength of the network at the place they are placed.

The routers do so by connecting to the nearest cell tower (also known as a network pole) and then transferring the network to the connected device(s). Because of this, changing the position of the router can positively improve the strength of your WiFi.

If you know of a place in the house or office or wherever the router is placed where you experience a strong network, then is advisable to place your router in such area(s). Apart from the bulky routers, you can easily do this with little or no technical assistance.

Disconnect All Unnecessary Devices From The WiFi

Just like most networks, the more traffic on a WiFi network, the lower the strength. What this means is that whenever the number of devices on a WiFi network is many, they tend to reduce its strength.

Therefore, you can simply disconnect all the devices that no longer need the WiFi to work. For example, if there is an old smartphone that has been connected to the WiFi but is not being used currently, such devices can be disconnected and forgotten.

PRO-TIP: Avoid enabling Connect Automatically to This Network for devices you don’t use often.

Conclusion

There are several other tips you can use to improve the strength of your WiFi but these three (3) will work perfectly well. Apart from the first tip which involves money and some form of technical assistance, the remaining two do not cost anything and involve no technical support.

Depending on what you have, you choose any or all the tips in this guide to improve the strength of your WiFi.