How to Increase WiFi Speed

In this step-by-step tutorial, learn how you can improve your Wi-Fi speed using equipment that you already have. By following these steps, I was able to drastically increase my Wi-Fi speed. We start by running a speed test using ethernet to measure how fast your internet is. Next, we measure your Wi-Fi to identify whether there is a gap. Next, we run through 5 tips that are guaranteed to make your Wi-Fi faster.

👋 Additional resources
- Command to find bands & channels that are in use: netsh wlan show networks bssid | findstr "Band Channel"

⌚ Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
0:24 Measure wired internet speed
1:17 Ping, download & upload explained
2:23 Compare to internet plan
3:17 Measure Wi-Fi speed
3:42 Tip 1: Locate router centrally
4:26 Tip 2: Use 5 GHz frequency band
6:50 Tip 3: Select unused channel
9:15 Tip 4: Use faster domain name server
11:55 Tip 5: Limit app Wi-Fi usage
12:34 Bonus: Use ethernet for best performance
13:19 Wrap up

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[stevenandry]

Kevin, thanks for this video. lots of good info. Awesome video and keep pushing them out.

[jonrend]

This was a great VID. I knew most of the tips but I didn’t know the regarding WiFi channel usage 👌🏻

[HakemzOfficial]

Holy smokes, it improves my Wi-Fi connection by a mile. Thank you so much man!🙏🏼💯

[Kaisby]

Many thanks Kevin for another great explanatory video. Whilst I am already a subscriber of your channel I feel I have to commend you on how thorough your instructional videos are.

You don't just "tell" viewers what to do, but you also show, and explain why they need to do it, without missing any steps in the how people learn!

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[DJAYPAZ]

Well this is surprise. By changing channels on my 5Ghz wifi connection the download speed has nearly doubled !!! Thanks Kevin.

[artisary]

Amazing video, had some tips I didn't know. Thanks!

[zofg]

I have 2 routers, main and side. I connect ethernet cable from side to my computer and the speed was awesome, no dropped packets. You should explore this

[marlonb.]

Great video, I can vouch for all of these steps.

[timdavis]

One thing concerning the router location is to consider the signal strength of each device. My router has a "Status" page with "Wireless" sub page. It shows me the current signal strength for each connected device and the expected Mbps. Adjust your router location while watching the live signals. It's not always going to be so cut and dry as to putting the router in the middle of the house. With my home having a 2nd story I have to have the router at the base of the stairs just to get an 80% signal upstairs. Meanwhile, the rest of the house shows 100% signal strength. Once you find the best location, fine tune your signal again with the antenna by moving each antenna one notch at a time.

[lawrencesmith]

Thank you, I hope you're prosperous.

[moodberry]

You nailed it this time! Good tutorial. You are a good teacher.

[nickpatel]

Thanks, Kevin.

With wired connection, my download speed increased to 580 mbps from 175 mbps. 😊

The upload speed stayed the same at 107 mbps.

[akshaynm]

Many thanks Kevin for sharing the knowledge. Indeed very helpful. 🙂

[mikes.]

Excellent video!!! Thank you for all the great information. :-)

[ShadowH_]

Thank you so much. I am getting a lot of internet speed thanks to your tips. 👍👍👌👌😊😊

[polarporium]

Thank you for this i change my wifi channel to 6 and i change my wireless mode from 802.11b/g/n to 802.11n only. I tried this and it make 2x faster than before. Btw thanks a lot

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[subhadrarai]

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