Proper router location is essential; large homes need mesh Wi-Fi. Position your router centrally and elevated for optimal Wi-Fi signal. Avoid placing your router near microwaves or other disruptive ...

Check your incoming Internet before fooling with your network. There are simple steps you can take to speed up your Wi-Fi network. To get the most from your network, you'll need to fine-tune its ...

After testing some of the best Wi-Fi extenders on the market, my advice? Don’t buy one. It’s not that Wi-Fi extenders don’t work but that they don’t work well. There are many more-effective ways to ...

Struggling with a spotty internet connection in certain areas of the house? Your router placement could be to blame. Whether you're using a single Wi-Fi router or a mesh network, it's essential to ...

Don’t ditch your router just yet. It might help you improve the Wi-Fi signal of your new equipment. Here’s how. Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and moving.

I've moved around Los Angeles a lot over the years, and during that time I've had to deal with a variety of internet issues. Whether it was crawling internet speeds or my connection dropping out in ...

Compare mesh Wi-Fi vs traditional routers in 2026 for coverage, speed, latency, and device handling in large homes and smart networks.