

You'll get the best coverage if you're able to place it somewhere central. If, like most people, you use a wi-fi network to connect your computing devices to your router, then you need to position your router where it can be most effective. The tips in this guide can help minimise any such interference. It could be that the set-up in your house is slowing down your signal. Remember, a low speed reading doesn't necessarily mean that the speed into your house is slow or that your provider isn't delivering the speeds that it promised. If it doesn't, you can quote your speed readings when contacting your provider to complain. This will tell you the actual download speed you're receiving – you can then see if this improves once you've followed the other advice in this guide. Plugging your computer directly into the router will give you the most accurate reading for the speed of your broadband and will help you work out if slow speeds are caused by a poor wi-fi signal. Find out just how slow your connection is by using our free broadband speed checker.
