How do you know when you need a new router? I’ll outline the three most obvious ways your router waves the white flag and a offer a few techniques that might pull it back from the brink. Sign 1: You ...

I've been having some strange trouble with my home network, and I was hoping for some advice on how to troubleshoot the problem. Periodically (once or twice a day) I'll lose connectivity. The wireless ...

MacFixIt reader David Faust describes a problem corroborated by other users where system utilizing an AirPort Extreme card will repeatedly drop packets - resulting in extremely slow transfer speeds - ...

Zach was an Author at Android Police from January 2022 to June 2025. He specialized in Chromebooks, Android smartphones, Android apps, smart home devices, and Android services. Zach loves unique and ...

When you encounter Wi-Fi problems, you can try troubleshooting your network or devices, check with your internet service provider, and more. Start by eliminating obvious problems and making sure you ...

Background info: A week and a half ago, I moved back home after graduating from college. In the apartment I lived in, we had Mediacom cable. It worked fine using the Motorola SurfBoard SB5100 cable ...

Home Wi-Fi problems were easy to ignore when it was just the occasional pause of a Netflix stream, or uploading a GIF took a few seconds longer than it should. But if you’re working at home—and your ...

The physical layer is often at fault ...