Connections get slower as technology develops and more items in our homes connect, particularly during peak hours when everyone in the complex or neighborhood is winding down for the day.
A professor of technology, however, offered a workaround, recommending that you position a piece of aluminum foil behind your router. The goal is to increase the speed of your Wi-Fi.
James McQuiggan teaches part-time in Valencia College’s Engineering, Computer Programming & Technology Division and is a Security Awareness Advocate for KnowBe4. As a result, he has studied and investigated every aspect of technology.
He identifies an intriguing method for increasing the speed of your Wi-Fi connection: placing a piece of aluminum foil beneath your router.
Apparently, when more devices are connected to the same wireless network, the signal becomes weaker. ”Like a sprinkler head spraying water in all directions,” explains McQuiggan. As a result, wireless signals go to places where they’re not needed and weaken them where they are.
The signal strength can also be affected by obstacles like walls or furniture. The aluminum foil behind your router comes into play at that point.
The signal will be reflected if you position the aluminum foil behind your router with the shiny side facing out. As a result, it may move more freely but deliberately. Additionally, you will have more control over the signal’s path if you shape the aluminum foil behind your router.
Testing the Theory
Professor James McQuiggan’s theory was confirmed by a research team at Dartmouth, despite the hack’s apparent illegitimacy.
A “3D-printed shape” that was “covered in aluminum” was produced, according to the team and positioned it carefully to regulate the signal’s path.
