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Sudden slow wifi
Thank you for replying to me. The reason for getting another sim and router is not because the first one did not cover the house but is because we live in a rural area and the wifi is not strong so is two of us and we wanted one system each to do our work at the same time without affecting one another. However, now I shut down the latest router and sim but the previous one is still working slow and I have no idea how to bring it back to its previous speed. Do you suggest to change the frequency even in this case? Will it help?
Riccard_2393905 Thanks for the explanation about the two routers, I get where you're coming from.
Yes, it's worth ruling out an issue with the wireless channel the remaining router is using. There are various apps for iPhone and Android, as well as Windows and MacOS, which can show you which wireless channels the various wireless networks nearby are using. You can then set your router to one of the channels that's less congested than the others.
But as I said, it may just be a local network issue, so try putting your postcode into Smarty's network status checker page.
Another possible explanation is to do with where you've sited the router in your house. It may be that in some parts of the house the router connects to one mast, while in others it connects to another one with more capacity and therefore higher available speeds. So I would try positioning the router at different places around the house and running a speed test with it in each of those places, to see where you get the best speed. In fact, it might be worth trying that first before you start looking at the wireless channel.
