I fixed my home office's spotty Wi-Fi with Samsung's free diagnostic tool - and it took just minutes
Tech Home Tech Smartphones I fixed my home office's spotty Wi-Fi with Samsung's free diagnostic tool - and it took just minutes A recent uptick in lag and disconnects led me to reevaluate my home office setup. Written by Kerry Wan, Senior Contributing EditorSenior Contributing Editor July 24, 2026 at 9:23 a.m. The real-time Wi-Fi strength meter, which spawns a heatmap of signal strength as you walk around an area, is what I used to investigate my home office.
- ▪Tech Home Tech Smartphones I fixed my home office's spotty Wi-Fi with Samsung's free diagnostic tool - and it took just minutes A recent uptick in lag and disconnects led me to reevaluate my home office setup.
- ▪Written by Kerry Wan, Senior Contributing EditorSenior Contributing Editor July 24, 2026 at 9:23 a.m.
- ▪The real-time Wi-Fi strength meter, which spawns a heatmap of signal strength as you walk around an area, is what I used to investigate my home office.
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Tech Home Tech Smartphones I fixed my home office's spotty Wi-Fi with Samsung's free diagnostic tool - and it took just minutes A recent uptick in lag and disconnects led me to reevaluate my home office setup. Here's how I validated my solution. Written by Kerry Wan, Senior Contributing EditorSenior Contributing Editor July 24, 2026 at 9:23 a.m. PT Kerry Wan/ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.ZDNET's key takeawaysI used Samsung's Connectivity Labs to diagnose and fix an internet problem.The tool shows useful data points like Wi-Fi dead spots, signal strength, and more.While it's free and limited to modern Samsung phones, other makers have alternatives.I recently decided to fix a home office problem that I've put for six years: my desktop location, and its…
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