Router 101: The Three Features That Actually Matter
Buffering cartoons, dropped Zoom calls, zero bars on the balcony—nine times out of ten the culprit is the router. Before you blame your ISP, check whether your box delivers these three essentials. 1. Wi-Fi 6 – The Speed Engine Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) is three times faster than Wi-Fi 5...
Broadband Basics: What “300 Mbps” Really Means
“300 megabits per second” sounds like 300 megabytes of Netflix will land on your laptop every second. It won’t. Here is the short course in plain English. 1. The Math in One Line 300 megabits per second (Mb/s) ÷ 8 = 37.5 megabytes per second (MB/s). After normal...
Speed Up Your Home Wi-Fi in 10 Minutes Flat
HD video stutters, red-packet grabs arrive late, games lag—blame the link, not the luck. Use the checklist below; most fixes are free and faster than calling the ISP. 1. Make the Pipe Match the Promise – Run an online speed test on a wired PC. If the number is...
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Wi-Fi 8 Is Already Knocking—Here’s...
Just when you finally learned how to pronounce “Wi-Fi 7,”...