Re: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture
Lars Poulsen <[email protected]>
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On 2026-08-14 18:35, c186282 wrote: > On 8/14/26 19:33, rbowman wrote: >> <https://www.xda-developers.com/the-best-wi-fi-upgrade-wasnt-a-new- >> router-it-was-moving-some-furniture/> > > Heh heh ... YEP ! > > Esp with 5ghz. > > Had a little remote unit, crappy crappy connection. > Literally moved it six inches and suddenly a pretty > damned GOOD connection. Not sure WHAT in the path > was blocking the wifi, but even that tiny move got > the obstruction out of the path. Classic multipath interference. Signals arriving by different paths (some of which may involve reflections) arrive with different phase and may cancel each other out. > The higher the freq, the more it acts like ordinary > light, and less like 'radio'. Yes, for sure! -- Lars Poulsen - an old geek in Santa Barbara, California