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Fix niggling Wi-Fi problems

One major bottleneck in getting good transfer speeds is your wireless connection. Despite the eye-catching speeds advertised, the reality is much less appealing. Performance drops off the further you are away from the router – particularly on the newer 5GHz network bands. There are also problems caused by interference – both through local network congestion from too many competing devices within your own network, plus neighbours’ Wi-Fi signals swamping your own.

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