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TM71
Dec 14, 2018Aspirant
Unreliable Wireless Signal
I am having problems maintaining a wifi connection on devices around my house: a smart TV with Amazon Firestick, one laptop and a cell phone. When streaming properly it runs a respectable 850Mbps, bu...
- Dec 14, 2018
This sounds like classic WiFi interference from you neighbors. You can experiment with changing the WiFi channel. There are apps that will provide graphic displays of the WiFi band. From there just pick the clearest channel.
I use an app called inSSIDer. There is a free version. I have not used it as my version is older. Good luck.
schumaku
Dec 14, 2018Guru - Experienced User
Trouble is that there can be other usage "on air" which won't be visible in the WiFI analyzers.
TaterSalid
Dec 14, 2018Virtuoso
schumaku wrote:
Trouble is that there can be other usage "on air" which won't be visible in the WiFI analyzers.
True but unless there is a spare spectrum analyzer available this is all we have.