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3 Simple, Important Steps To Better Wifi Without Leaving The House
Three measures you can take to prevent unstable wifi and poor coverage, without leaving your home or buying new equipment. And something you should avoid. 1. Don’t…
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Wi-Fi 6: The compatibility issues you should know about
What problems can a Wi-Fi 6 network encounter when other products do not follow the same standard, and how do you solve these problems? What Is a…
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Why Band Steering Means Better Wi-Fi
Wifi band steering detects what a wireless device supports and automatically steers it to the best available frequency band when connecting to a wifi network. Band steering…
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Bad Apple: One Gadget With Poor Coverage Can Break An Entire Wi-Fi network
A “bad apple” is a gadget with such poor coverage that it drags down the performance of everything on the wifi network. Thus, low speeds can mask…
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Are IoT and wifi mutually damaging? Experts Respond
Will wifi and Internet of Things technologies like Zigbee, Z-Wave and Bluetooth hurt each other’s performance? Wifi experts Josef Noll and Isabelle Tardy answer. Will home wifi…
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802.11ad: What to Expect? Experts Respond
What will the wireless standard 802.11ad mean for most users in the short and long term? Wi-Fi experts Josef Noll and Geir Arne Rimala respond. Josef Noll…
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Which Building Materials Can Block Wi-Fi Signals?
Do you have poor coverage in parts of your home? Here are some examples of how much Wi-Fi signals are weakened when passing through walls. Are you…
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Wi-Fi 6: What Can We Expect From 802.11ax?
Wi-Fi 6 is also referred to as High-Efficiency Wireless. What can we expect to see in practice as more products begin to support the new 802.11ax standard?…
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Wi-Fi 7, 6, 5: What Do The Wifi Versions Mean?
Why do some say “Wi-Fi 6” and others 802.11ax ? What is “Wi-Fi 4”? Here is a quick overview of the wifi generations so far. In 2018,…
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Wi-Fi Signal Strength: What Is a Good Signal And How Do You Measure It
A quick overview of the required Wi-Fi signal strength for different online activities. Talking about “good signal strength” may have become part of everyday language, but what…
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Why Internal Antennas Are Better for Home Wifi
Here, we explain the difference between internal and external Wi-Fi antennas and why internal antennas provide the best wireless coverage in the home, while external antennas provide…
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Sticky Clients: Wi-Fi Devices That Hang On To A Bad Connection
A sticky client is a PC, mobile or other device that clings to the wireless network even outside of coverage. What can you do about it? Have…
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Better Home Wifi: 18 Free Tips
Our best advice for improving coverage and performance on your home wifi. If you plan on buying new equipment, read this advice first! Do you have urgent…
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The History of Wifi
Wifi went from unknown to indispensable in 20 years. Where did wifi come from? Who should we be thanking? The first communication networks were both wireless and…
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Wireless Terms: Wi-Fi Terminology and Acronyms Explained
Are you fluent in wireless? Our wifi glossary gathers and explains the technical terms, abbreviations, and acronyms that abound when discussing wireless solutions and standards. Here we…