Christmas decoration lights can make your home's wifi network lag

Ofcom, the UK telecom regulator has just issued a warning about Christmas lights that can slow down your WiFi speed.

Christmas decoration lights slow down wifi speed

The Internet always requires a lot of complicated and complicated problems. Is your wall too thick? Does your service provider "squeeze" the bandwidth or router broadcast far enough, strong enough? Those are the common difficulties faced by internet users but there is one factor that you hardly expect to affect the speed of Wi-Fi which is the flash lights decorated Christmas night .

According to advice from the UK telecom regulator (Ofcom), electrical noise from your festive decorations can seriously affect the Wi-Fi system . This is a seasonal effect , Internet Service Providers (internet service providers) are often complained about transmission quality by users during the holidays but partly because of this problem. decorative lights.

There are many ways to fix Wi-Fi interference.

This is not a new advice, but you should also note that all electrical devices have a certain effect on your internet system . Ofcom has issued a warning after releasing an application to help troubleshoot Wi-Fi connectivity issues. According to an official report published by Cisco, electrical devices that can cause problems for the home network include: microwave ovens, cordless phones, Bluetooth devices, wireless cameras, microwaves outdoor, wireless game control .

There are many ways to fix Wi-Fi interference but it depends on your personal situation . You can convert software-based broadcast channels from your ISP or router manufacturer. In addition, using Wi-Fi in the 5GHz band will be less likely to be congested or simply remove the electrical equipment from the affected area.

This also means that you have to consider decorating the Christmas lights so as not to affect (or affect little) your Wi-Fi router because you certainly do not want the Christmas atmosphere but temporarily stop connecting with the outside world.