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Alex Dunne & David Snelling & Anita McSorley

The worst room for your WiFi router and other tips from Virgin Media

Virgin Media has revealed the one room you WiFi router should never be placed in - the kitchen.

Christmas will see gifts of new consoles and gadgets for homes up and down the country, which can wreak havoc on WiFi speed and signal, so to help households prepare for any chaos, the broadband firm has issued helpful tips and tricks to ensure speedy internet. And they say the kitchen is the one place you shouldn’t put your router.

The signal beamed out from the router can be easily interrupted by your kitchen appliances, the Express reports. The worst offender is the microwave which can bring your broadband to a shuddering halt.

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