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Optimize your wireless network
According to the box for your wireless router, you should get 108Mbps. But when you check the little pop-up on your notebook's toolbar, it says you're getting 1Mbps. What gives? Read on for wireless optimization tips.
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Faster, Wi-Fi! Kill! Kill!
In the wireless world, faster is better. It's hard to rack up kills in a fast-paced online shooter or drop ridiculous fast-break dunks in an online basketball matchup if your network can't keep up. For fun with online games, speed is essential.2
It's easy and usually free.
The continually variable speeds of typical Wi-Fi can change drastically depending on placement, interference from other wireless devices such as cordless phones, and even the presence of nearby metal objects. Improving your network can take just a couple of simple steps.3
If you want to, roam.
Ever wish that connection reached to the backyard or the guest house or the space above the garage where the neighbor's kid always hides out with his laptop? A little Wi-Fi optimization can make wishes come true.
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