Wi-Fi and equipment

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  Improve your Wi-Fi at home: 10 tips that work

  Slow Wi-Fi or dead zones? 10 practical tips to improve the range and speed of your Wi-Fi: placement, band, channel, updates, Mesh and cable.

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  2.4 GHz or 5 GHz Wi-Fi: which band should you use?

  2.4 GHz for range, 5 GHz for speed: differences, pros and cons, and the recommended settings to get your fibre speed over Wi-Fi.

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  Where to put your Wi-Fi router for the best coverage

  Central, high up, obstacles to avoid: simple rules for placing your Wi-Fi router, with a room-by-room test method.

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  Extender, Mesh or powerline: how to extend your Wi-Fi

  Areas without Wi-Fi? Comparing Wi-Fi extenders, Mesh systems, powerline adapters and wired access points: speed, simplicity, relative cost and use cases.

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  Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 7: should you change your router?

  Wi-Fi 5, 6, 6E and 7: what really changes (speed, latency, many devices), when an upgrade is worth it and why your devices must be compatible.

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  Secure your Wi-Fi: password, WPA3 and unknown devices

  Neighbours on your Wi-Fi? How to change the password, choose WPA2/WPA3, spot unknown devices and set up a guest network, step by step.

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  How to change your router's Wi-Fi password, step by step

  Step-by-step method to change the Wi-Fi name and password of your fibre, ADSL or 4G/5G router, through the router interface or the provider's app.

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  Ethernet cables explained: Cat 5e, Cat 6, Cat 6a, Cat 7, Cat 8

  Which Ethernet cable do you need for 1 Gbps, 2.5 Gbps or 10 Gbps internet? Cable categories, maximum lengths and the 94 Mbps trap explained simply.

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