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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Technology
Dave Snelling

BT warns all broadband users to move their Wi-Fi routers - worst place to put them exposed

If your broadband continues to stutter there could be a very simple reason why. BT has plenty of advice for its customers about how to improve download speeds and there’s one very simple thing we all need to check.

Like all Internet Service Providers (ISPs) BT says that the position of the router is key but if you have placed this device on a window ledge then it could be time to move it.

The broadband supplier says that windows are not Wi-Fi’s best friend as the signal can often beam right through the glass and out into the open rather than get reflected back into a room and around the home.

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