topic Re: Wifi Problems on distance from router in Broadband

Wifi Problems on distance from router

brockhill — Fri, 26 Nov 2021 14:13:36 GMT

No problems with wifi in my home until last Friday when devices more than a few feet from the router started dropping out. Tried changing channels but that made no difference.

Re: Wifi Problems on distance from router

Chris-TalkTalk — Fri, 26 Nov 2021 15:20:12 GMT

Hi brockhill,

Can you please update your community profile to include your:

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Chris

Re: Wifi Problems on distance from router

KeithFrench — Fri, 26 Nov 2021 22:21:41 GMT

Slow speed, intermittent dropouts, breaks in the signal, or no signal on some or all devices, might be caused by Wi-Fi interference from other local networks, which can also lead to a permanent reduction in speed. No ISP can be responsible for your local environment, this is mainly a by-product of the popularity of Wi-Fi. This can happen at a moments notice, having been fine for ages.

Generally speaking, the 2.4GHz band suffers much more from interference than the 5GHz band, but the 2.4GHz one can sometimes have a better range, but this all depends on your local area.

If you would like me to help you, please can you specify the make/model of TalkTalk router that you are using?

Re: Wifi Problems on distance from router

Anonymous — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 06:54:04 GMT

Hello,

How are you getting on? Do you still need assistance with this?

Thanks