How to Boost Wi-Fi | Internet Setup

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So a lot of people ask me, "How do I get my Wi-Fi to work faster or to have more range?" And there are actually a few things you can do to increase the powere of your Wi-Fi or to boost it a little bit. The first thing I would do is really try to look for a better driver for your network card. You can't really do this on Macs, but on PCs if you go to the manufacturer of the laptop or whoever made your wireless adapter, you will find drivers there. And these drivers are updated every few months. Sometimes newer drivers can definitely give you more speed and more range.

The other thing you can do is change the channel of your wireless network. So if you go to the setup page of your wireless router, you will see that every router has a channel that it broadcasts on. And if you live in an area that has a lot of wireless networks around, some of them might be using the same channel that you are. So it would be a good trick to go to the wireless setup page and try to change the channel to a different channel. You can experiment with that by just changing it and seeing if it gets any better, or you can use your phone to download an app that actually kind of scans the air around you and tells you which networks are using which channels exactly.

Another thing you can do is use an access point. So if you have the energy to do it, you can actually wire an access point from your router to another place at the house, and you'll kind of get a second hotspot which will give you more range and connects you to the same network so you can share stuff between all your computers. Another idea, if you don't want to wire anything is to use range extender like this one. This range extender actually has two radio antennas in it, not just one, so it can use one of them to connect to the existing network, and then use the second one to create a new network that will connect to the existing network.

Another thing you can do is get a better wireless adapter for your computer. Your computer might be old, or it might have been cheap, and they people who built it just put a crappy wireless adapter in it. So you can buy a better wireless adapter, like this one for example, that has newer standards, more speed, and more range. They come in all different shapes and forms, but I like this one because it's a USB adapter, and it's really easy to use. You can just plug it in right here to the USB port, and voila, we have a new wireless adapter that should be much faster and much better.

Other than that, there's also upgrading the firmware. If you go to your router setup page, there's always an option to upgrade the software that runs on the router. You can find newer software on the website of the manufacturer, download it, and then install it on the router, and that usually fixes bugs, enhances speed, and makes the whole thing a lot more stable. And that's how you boost your network.

[MinecrafterHD]

dude this guy took his time to be sophisticated for once!! he is the guy who tells you guys something that you wouldn't know within months of this video!! >:(

[isaacnewman]

I can't even play the video because it's so slow

[Jsantosishere]

i cant watch your video because my wifi has no Range LOL

[theorylolz]

Alot of the time direct connecting your pc or game console to modem does help lots. And or looking up your router specs to check if it has enough channels to support ur speeds

[JamesAgbuyaTV]

Howcast can be helpful, i DEMAND MORE OF THIS GUY

[MrMac]

The information you provided was crap.

[Baldev]

Using an access point is the most useful thing he suggested

[sender]

Guys I put regular folded tin foil behind my router, now I have gone from 1mbps to 10mbps!

[lostreality]

OMG! Their only successful video. Really Helped

[MrVolcom]

LipQuest fucking brutally funny. Damn bro I lol'd.

[TheKillerZmile]

disabling SPI FIREWALL helps alot bro... when its enabled i cant play HD videos.. and when its disabled i can now play HD videos ... i have 5mbps only xD 

[mangomonkey]

"You can't really do this in macs" *Sits infront of a

[steavendark]

Bro Thank you So Much . i Just changed the channel and its working Great!

Thanks again.

[MarkkTheSharkk]

@Baldev This is actually pretty useful if you understand it... but if your lazy like me you just don't wanna do it...

[TuckerMcCannon]

Buddy the Rosewill (yes I saw it...newegg, budget, house brand junk) USB adapter that you plugged in is not so good. Your laptop will have an internal PCI mini wireless card that has dual antennas running up behind the screen to the top of the lid. A USB nano wireless adapter is going to have a severely limited range.

[delving]

Hi, did anyone say you look like Adam Sandler?

[blakdhh]

if you have dish wait till about 1 if it dosent work faster wait till 2 thwn 2:30 if it still dozent work wait till the next day

[EranJian]

If you want a wireless network adapter with a great reception, buy one a 2500mw card.
Use google and you'll find one. make sure it has drivers for your operating system!

[PinkFluffyDildo]

my internet in my room is so bad it had to stop this 2:40 minute video to load, then made it 240p, put back to 360p and then put back down to 240p.

[alexanderson]

try leaving out the annoying music when trying to teach people something :(