Virgin Media reveals four ‘golden Wi-Fi rules’ – including exact distance your connection starts to fail

THERE are all sorts of factors that could be contributing to your Wi-Fi woes.

Virgin Media has shared four common things that can affect Wi-Fi strength – and sometimes it’s your phone’s fault…

Virgin Media says it’s not always your router that’s the problemMikael Buck / Virgin Media O2

Distance

Distance is an important consideration people sometimes forget when it comes to their Wi-Fi.

As you might expect, the further you are from the router, the weaker the signal will be.

The best possible distance is within one meter of your box.

At three meters away, the strength will start to drop quite a bit.

If you do need signal that reaches further, it might be best to get Wi-Fi extenders – some companies like Virgin Media offer them for free depending on the package you have.

Obstacles

There are lots of objects and items that Wi-Fi signals don’t get on well with.

Unavoidable things like walls and doors have an impact.

To reduce this, try to position your router in a central spot so it has as few obstacles to pass through as possible to reach your devices.

Interference

Our homes are filled with electricals and many can hamper Wi-Fi strength too.

Everything from microwaves and TVs, to baby monitors and even fish tanks create a problem.

So it’s best not to place your router right by one of these.

Device

Sometimes it’s not your router that’s the problem but the device you’re using.

If you’re using an older device it may not support more modern Wi-Fi technologies that are faster.

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