--- title: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it... description: A personal account of troubleshooting inconsistent Wi-Fi speeds discovers the culprit was router placement rather than hardware or ISP issues. The router sat... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-best-wi-fi-upgrade-i-made-wasn-t-a-new-router-it-was-moving-one-piece-of-furniture-qgj4noo0d twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture | daily.dev og:description: A personal account of troubleshooting inconsistent Wi-Fi speeds discovers the culprit was router placement rather than hardware or ISP issues. The router sat... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-best-wi-fi-upgrade-i-made-wasn-t-a-new-router-it-was-moving-one-piece-of-furniture-qgj4noo0d og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/QGJ4NOO0D.png og:image:alt: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A personal account of troubleshooting inconsistent Wi-Fi speeds discovers the culprit was router placement rather than hardware or ISP issues. The router sat low, near a metal refrigerator, causing signal obstruction; moving it to a better location resolved the slow speeds on laptops and TVs despite a fully functional wired connection. The piece argues good Wi-Fi depends on three factors together: router hardware, software settings, and physical placement, and recommends checking room layout before buying new equipment. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why is my Wi-Fi slow on laptops and TVs even though my wired connection gets full speed? Physical router placement is often the cause rather than the router hardware or ISP. Signals lose energy passing through walls, furniture, and especially metal objects like refrigerators or thick concrete and brick. Placing a router low to the ground or next to large metal appliances adds obstruction that weakens Wi-Fi even when the wired connection performs at full bandwidth. _Anyone chasing flaky Wi-Fi can compare troubleshooting tips like this on daily.dev before buying new gear._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Your ISP router isn't the problem — where you put it is](https://daily.dev/posts/your-isp-router-isn-t-the-problem-where-you-put-it-is-tafgietnt) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Moving my router three feet made a bigger difference to my network over an expensive mesh upgrade](https://daily.dev/posts/moving-my-router-three-feet-made-a-bigger-difference-to-my-network-over-an-expensive-mesh-upgrade-xge1vbopg) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Why SA homes need better Wi-Fi, not faster internet](https://daily.dev/posts/why-sa-homes-need-better-wi-fi-not-faster-internet-yy4yk02md) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Stop blaming your ISP — where you placed your router is killing your Wi-Fi](https://daily.dev/posts/stop-blaming-your-isp-where-you-placed-your-router-is-killing-your-wi-fi-aaevevoll) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Your Wi-Fi 7 router is probably in the worst spot in your home, and it's costing you hundreds in wasted speeds](https://daily.dev/posts/your-wi-fi-7-router-is-probably-in-the-worst-spot-in-your-home-and-it-s-costing-you-hundreds-in-was-5oisvtsbk) · XDA Developers · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#networking](https://daily.dev/tags/networking) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/the-best-wi-fi-upgrade-i-made-wasn-t-a-new-router-it-was-moving-one-piece-of-furniture-qgj4noo0d) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-best-wi-fi-upgrade-i-made-wasn-t-a-new-router-it-was-moving-one-piece-of-furniture-qgj4noo0d","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-best-wi-fi-upgrade-i-made-wasn-t-a-new-router-it-was-moving-one-piece-of-furniture-qgj4noo0d"},"datePublished":"2026-08-14T21:01:30.834Z","dateModified":"2026-08-14T21:09:09.159Z","description":"A personal account of troubleshooting inconsistent Wi-Fi speeds discovers the culprit was router placement rather than hardware or ISP issues. 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