I’m a Wi-Fi expert – I know best place to put your router to avoid ‘dead zone’ speed drain disaster
YOUR Wi-Fi router could be in the wrong spot at home and ruining your internet speed.
That's according to a Wi-Fi expert who revealed the best place to put your device.
Rex Freiberger, CEO of Gadget Review, told magazine: "Ideally, you want your router to be as centrally located as possible.
"This allows for more even, reliable Wi-Fi coverage throughout your home by minimizing dead zones.
"Wi-Fi signals travel more efficiently at higher heights, so consider putting your router on top of a bookcase or tall cabinet."
That means you should find a central location in your home where the router can be high up and not disturbed.
There is an exception to the height rule.
";One exception to this rule is people with multistory homes.
"Since you still want the router in the most central location, the best place for a router in a two-story home would be near the ceiling on the first floor or near the floor on the second floor," explained internet expert for HighSpeedInternet.com.
Don't place the router in a location where it will be obstructed.
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It's especially bad to put it inside a cabinet as the signal will be blocked and the router could overheat.
There are certain rooms that Wi-Fi routers are unlikely to thrive in.
The kitchen and the bathroom are both bad spots.
Kitchens often contain a lot of metal items like fridges and ovens.
Metal absorbs Wi-Fi signals and reduces speed.
Other kitchen items like microwaves produce emit competing signals that can interfere with your Wi-Fi router.
Bathrooms are a bad idea because of the amount of water that could ruin your router.
It's also likely you'll find some metal in there too like pipes and even a metal bathtub or shower.