SPEED STARTER
People are just realizing Wi-Fi speed is increased by three easy setting changes and they take mere seconds
SOMETIMES all it takes is changing your Wi-Fi settings to see your internet speed improve.
It's worth testing out various Wi-Fi settings before spending any more trying to fix speed issues.
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We've rounded up three tricks to try below.
CHANGE THE FREQUENCY
Wi-Fi routers send information to devices via frequencies.
Different devices often require different frequencies to work best.
A lot of routers let you change the Wi-Fi speed band from 2.4 GHz to 5 GHz.
A 2.4 GHz connection travels further at a lower speed while a 5 GHz frequency gives faster speeds at a shorter range.
It's easy to change this via your router's Settings.
Generally, you can type in your router's IP Address on a browser, go to the Wireless setting, and then select Channels.
TRY A NEW PASSWORD
While you're on your router's online admin page, it's worth changing it's password.
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This should get rid of any devices that you don't want logged onto your networks.
Neighbors or strangers who are jumping on your Wi-Fi network can slow it down.
PRIORITIZE GADGETS
Some routers let you prioritize which gadgets get access to your Wi-Fi router when it's under strain.
This can help keep your favorite devices up to speed.
The Intel Wi-Fi support page even recommends this and : "Some routers have a Quality of Service (QoS) setting that lets you control which apps have priority access to the Internet bandwidth.
"For example, you may want to prioritize video calls if you have a lot of meetings and deprioritize file downloads from the cloud.
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