No more blank spots in your home: an expert reveals the ideal location for your box.
Is your Internet connection slow at home? You are not alone. Many households in France struggle with a temperamental connection that works well in the living room, but becomes non-existent in the bedroom or office. These speed problems particularly affect households where several people connect at the same time to work, study or watch videos. Faced with these slowdowns, we all have the same reflex: unplug and reconnect the box. But according to experts, this solution does not address the real culprit, which is often simply the poor location of your router.
The location of your wifi box directly influences the quality of your internet signal throughout the house. Contrary to popular belief, not all corners of your home are equal to accommodate this equipment. Thick walls, floors and even certain everyday objects can obstruct wifi waves and considerably slow down your speed. Juliet Moran, telecommunications expert at TelephoneSystems.Cloud, recommends a simple but radical solution: “You need to move the router to the center of your house. Walls and floors can block wifi signals and slow down internet speeds.”
This central position allows the signal to spread more evenly throughout the rooms, thus avoiding white areas where the connection becomes non-existent. The expert also emphasizes the importance of keeping the box on the same floor as the devices mainly used. If you are working from your kitchen on the ground floor, definitely avoid installing the router on the upper floor.
For families needing optimal WiFi coverage in several remote rooms, solutions exist: WiFi repeaters, PLC sockets or mesh systems allow the network to be effectively extended. Juliet Moran adds a valuable tip to further optimize your connection: “It is always worth checking the offer you have subscribed to.” If you need a faster connection, you may need to consider changing your plan!
