Slow Wi-Fi is usually a placement, congestion or hardware problem — not the connection package. Try these in order and measure with a speed test after each.
1. Move the router up and central
Radio waves hate floors and corners; a shelf in the middle of the home changes everything.
2. Escape the neighbours' channel
A Wi-Fi analyser app shows the crowd; move to a quieter channel in router settings.
3. Use 5GHz up close, 2.4GHz far away
Name the bands separately and connect each device to the right one.
4. Reboot on a schedule
A weekly automatic restart clears the memory leaks cheap routers accumulate.
5. Update router firmware
Years of speed and security fixes are usually one Admin-panel click away.
6. Audit the freeloaders
Check the connected-devices list; change the password if you see strangers.
7. Ethernet the stationary things
TV, desktop and console on cable frees airtime for the phones.
8. Replace the decade-old router
An entry-level Wi-Fi 6 router outperforms premium 2015 hardware by miles.
9. Then call the ISP with data
Speed-test history by hour turns your complaint into a case they cannot dismiss.
Ninety percent of "slow internet" tickets end at step three. Your ISP will never tell you that.
