We were interested to read an article this week which quoted Ofcom as saying that one in five home Wi-Fi routers are positioned incorrectly and are slowing down Wi-Fi speeds as a result. The team at Geekabit are often asked to visit businesses and offices in South Wales, Cardiff, Hampshire, Surrey and London to diagnose the root cause of problematic or slow Wi-Fi, and we know how many normal and innocuous household objects can cause interference, and so many of them are found in offices too.
Baby monitors, bluetooth speakers and headsets, electric lamps and many different types of remote controls can all disrupt the signal between the router and the devices that are trying to pick up the signal. Refrigerators and microwaves can also be a hidden menace to Wi-Fi signals, so this is worth thinking about if you have an office kitchen for employees to make lunch.
Thick walls and tangled cables will also have a detrimental effect on Wi-Fi speed and reliability, so a few moments spent looking at the layout of a room or set of rooms before placing a router is time well spent. If your business is still suffering from slow Wi-Fi why not call Geekabit in to help?
We use specialist measuring and testing kit to find sources of interference, network performance and connection issues, and have a huge success rate in our work. Geekabit have offices of Wi-Fi consultants in London, Hampshire and Cardiff to help cover as much of the UK as possible so we are never far away…
