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Slow Internet or WiFi?

With many people now working from home, the demands on the home Internet have never been greater. The utlisation of Internet services from gaming, video streaming and work related downloads, conference/ video calls, can cause greater congestion on your household service. The impact of this congestion may be pixelation or drop out of service when streaming video or you could experience slow page refresh or download speeds.
If this sounds familiar, there are a couple of things you can do to try and improve the service before calling on an IT Tech.
1. I know this sounds like an old wives tail however a simple switch off and switch on (power cycle) can work wonders. It's also considered good housekeeping to power cycle your access point once a month.
2. Consider where the Internet Access Point is located. If you are at the opposite end of the house from the Access Point, can the access point be moved to a more central location?
3. The more devices connected to the Access Point, the higher the demand on that Access Point. The more devices connected to the network, the more data needs to be transferred. Think of it like a busy crossroad junction, controlled by traffic lights. Only one direction can proceed at any one time. The same is true for your home network, so if you have a tablet, laptop, phone or console that isn't being used, disconnect them from the network or switch them off.

If the above doesn't work, then there's more than likely a deeper underlying issue that will require further investigation. Infiniti IT can provide a more detailed assessment of your environment and tune your
network for the better. Give us a call to help your Internet get back into the fast lane.

Note: There are a number of contributing factors that can affect Internet and /or WiFi speeds that are not detailed above.