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Kaycee Hill

Router overheating? The simple mistakes killing your Wi-Fi this summer — according to a networking expert

Wi-Fi 7.

It is absolutely scorching outside, the AC is struggling, and all you want to do after a long day is zone out with a movie or play some games. Instead, you're staring at a spinning loading wheel.

Before you lose your temper, yell at your internet provider, or contemplate spending cash you don't have on a brand-new mesh system, take a close look at your router. With temperatures soaring, intense heat is putting massive pressure on our home hardware.

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