Techie fixed Wi-Fi dead zone with a drill
REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); "The space is crowded with multiple networks because seemingly every other resident has their own router blasting Wi-Fi throughout the building," he explained. "Jiggle the desk or slam the door and the monitors would cut out briefly."He drilled a new hole for the stand to sit in and replaced the power cables. That fixed the monitors – and, unexpectedly, restored the Wi-Fi around the desk."As near as I can tell, the power cables were crimped just enough that they started to transmit and interfere with the Wi-Fi," Eddy told On Call.However, Eddy's other Wi-Fi dead zone remained.
- ▪REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); "The space is crowded with multiple networks because seemingly every other resident has their own router blasting Wi-Fi throughout the buildi
- ▪"Jiggle the desk or slam the door and the monitors would cut out briefly."He drilled a new hole for the stand to sit in and replaced the power cables.
- ▪That fixed the monitors – and, unexpectedly, restored the Wi-Fi around the desk."As near as I can tell, the power cables were crimped just enough that they started to transmit and interfere with the Wi-Fi," Eddy told On Call.However, Eddy's
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