Normally, when we can’t do anything to improve Wi-Fi It is because you have an old or limited device. Sometimes we don’t really need to have a great connection for something to work. A light bulb that connects to your router via Wi-Fi is not the same as a computer where you are going to use the cloud or watch streaming content.
Devices where Wi-Fi goes bad
We are going to show you a series of devices that you probably have at home, with which it is very likely that you will not achieve a good connection. Even if you try to install a wireless repeater or improve the network in some way, you will always have limitations or problems browsing well.
Old cell phones or tablets
A very common case is that of old phones or tablets. For example, a cell phone that you have had for 5, 6 or more years. It will also depend on whether it is high, medium or low range, logically. But, frequently, you will come across a phone that has a limited Wi-Fi connection, which is not dual band and will not be able to achieve good speed. Something similar happens with tablets. Increasing Internet speed on your mobile is not always possible.
How are you going to notice it? For example, if you are going to watch a streaming video in high quality, you may have difficulty getting it to play without cuts. The same when using the cloud or any service that requires higher speed. You are going to have limitations in this sense.
A PC with a bad Wi-Fi card
Something similar can also happen when you have a computer with a bad Wi-Fi card. Be careful, because it does not necessarily have to be an old PC. For example, you could have purchased a Wi-Fi card via USB recently and that it is very limited, which will make the connection not adequate.
This can happen if that wireless network card is not dual band or the maximum speed it supports is limited. In addition, it may happen that this card has some incompatibility with the most recent operating systems and does not work as it should, due to a driver failure or something similar.
Home automation devices
The home automation devices, such as light bulbs, smart plugs, surveillance cameras or sensors, will allow you to connect them to the Internet. This is useful to be able to control them remotely, for example. However, they are usually limited devices. You will never achieve great speed, if you can access any platform, nor do they usually have great coverage.
You may notice this problem if you connect a repeater nearby, for example, so that those devices have a network. Even if you try to improve the connection, sometimes this will not be possible and you will have problems browsing correctly or accessing any online service that may be required.
Limited repeaters
Yes, we must also mention the wireless repeaters. Although they are useful to improve the connection, at least in some cases, sometimes they really do not contribute anything. They can even be a bigger problem than if you connect directly to the home router to have Internet.
Why is this happening? For example, it can happen if you have a repeater that is not dual band, does not support a good maximum speed, nor does it have great coverage. The speed will be limited, as will the possibilities of connecting other devices to the network through this device.
Therefore, in these cases the Wi-Fi will be worse on certain devices. Even if you take measures to improve the signal, you will always have certain limitations that you should keep in mind.
