SWITCHING POSITIONS

People are just realizing Wi-Fi speed is improved by simple antenna trick but specific number is key to getting it right

THE way you position your Wi-Fi router's antennas has a big impact on your internet speed.

Perfect positioning depends on how many antennas are on your devices and the layout of your home.

Wi-Fi router antennas in the wrong position could be slowing you downCredit: Getty

NO ANTENNAS

If you can't see any antennas on your router, that means they're inside the device.

You won't be able to change their position so just make sure your router is in the best place to serve your gadgets.

Generally, it should be high up and central in the home, away from metal objects.

A lot of routers just have two antennas.

Making them perpendicular to one another is recommended.

That means you put one horizontal and the other vertical.

Having antennas in different positions is especially recommended if you want your Wi-Fi to reach more than one floor.

Routers with three antennas should be positioned at a certain angle, according to .

It said: "Middle straight up and the sides ones at a 45-degree angle."

The same outlet has slightly different advice if you have a router with four antennas.

It said to keep "two straight up and two at 45-degree angles in opposite directions."

Don't forget to consider your devices when it comes to Wi-Fi router antenna placement.

A vertical antenna will send a horizontal wave of signal.

That's said to be more useful in a single-story home.

A horizontal antenna is said to send signals that travel upwards.