As schools and workplaces across the Isle of Wight continue to encourage people to stay home, many families are struggling with a poor internet connection. Particularly in rural areas, internet accessibility is unreliable. With remote working more prevalent than ever, employees and business owners with a poor internet connection are losing out.
If you are having trouble accessing your company’s online platforms, there are three potential causes. The first is your internet provider, the second is your company’s cloud platform, and the third is your house’s internet infrastructure. An IT services provider can help you figure out the first two, but the third problem you can solve on your own. Here’s how you can do it.
1 – Use a Signal Booster
This is a simple fix but one guaranteed to speed up your internet connection. Signal boosters can be bought online and then placed around the house to increase the strength of your WiFi connection. This is especially useful if your workspace is in a different room to the WiFi router. Just remember to connect your laptop to the signal booster WiFi rather than the router WiFi. You may wish to consider purchasing a new router.
2 – Increase Security
Having a password on your wireless connection is a must if you hope to have a stable connection. If half your neighbors are downloading stuff using your wi-fi network, you’ll often experience peaks of instability.
3 – Move the Router
If your internet connection is slow, then it may be because the router isn’t in the optimal location. Try moving it closer to your workspace. Alternatively, you could rearrange your home so that your work desk is next to where the router is placed. In most houses, the best place for a router is in the centre of the home, where the signal can be evenly distributed throughout the property without obstacles.
4 – Remove Interference
Your router could be in the right place but still struggling to offer a strong signal. This could be because of electronic interference. Remove any electrical or bluetooth powered items that are near the WiFi that may be blocking the signal. Once you’ve cleared the area, the signal should have a more clear and direct path from the router to your laptop or smartphone.
5 – Switch Supplier
Tried all of the above but none of them working? It’s possible that you use an internet network that has poor signal in your area. In this case, switching supplier could make a huge difference. In the Isle of Wight, the best internet providers are HughesNet and Viasat. You should be able to search online to see which of these suppliers has the strongest signal on your street.
In the modern world, internet access is vital. In 2020, however, it became even more crucial to daily life. Try the five tips above and see if they make any difference to your internet speeds. If nothing works, get an IT expert in to see if they can help you access superfast WiFi to help with your connection.
