Can Your Wi-Fi Handle Your Needs?

Get the Coverage & Speed Your Home Deserves with a Professional Home Network Installation

It’s the 2020s—we rely on fast, powerful internet for everything from entertainment to work. Whether streaming the latest movies, attending virtual meetings, or managing smart home devices, a reliable and robust home network is crucial. 

But ‘reliable and robust’ is not always the case in most homes. If you experience ‘dead zones’ in certain areas of your Birmingham, AL, house, or if you’re continually restarting the router out of frustration, it may be time for a home network installation. 

In this guide, we'll explore how upgrading your home network can improve your overall connectivity and enhance your daily life.

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The Need for an Upgrade

Remember the days of video rental stores? They were made obsolete when streaming services promised us unparalleled convenience. But sometimes, that reality falls short. Buffering screens and pixelated images can disrupt our entertainment, and we wish we had a good old DVD to play.  

Similarly, working from home can be frustrating if video calls freeze or files won't upload due to an unreliable Wi-Fi connection. If you're facing these issues in your home, there's good news: A new home networking installation can provide strong, reliable connections throughout your entire home, including outdoor areas. Let's dive into how ConnectIT can improve your Wi-Fi.

Examining Your Current Setup

Do you rely on a single, aging router to power your entire home's network? As we continue to add more smart devices and demand higher-quality content streaming, our network needs to evolve. If you're still using a Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) router, it's time to consider an upgrade to Wi-Fi 6 for improved performance. Moreover, if your household is teeming with smart home devices or if you live in a large house, a single router might struggle to keep every room connected.

Assess Your Network Usage

Nowadays, it's not just computers that rely on Wi-Fi. The average American household now uses ten or more smart devices, ranging from smartwatches to thermostats. Here are some common activities and systems that require a robust network:

• Smart home systems
• Home security and surveillance
• Streaming video and audio content 
• Remote work and teleconferencing 
• Online gaming

If you're managing a multitude of IoT devices while needing speed and reliability, it's likely time for a network upgrade.

Optimizing Your Network

In those frustrating dead zones where your Wi-Fi signal struggles to reach, consider wiring your computer or other devices directly to the network. This hybrid approach of combining wireless and wired connections ensures guaranteed connectivity.

To extend Wi-Fi coverage throughout your home, we can install wireless access points that extend network signals. It's important to note that access points differ from repeaters; they don't just rebroadcast a weaker signal— they provide a strong, stable connection.

Additionally, we recommend upgrading your networking hardware to the latest Wi-Fi 6 equipment. Wi-Fi 6 can handle simultaneous communication with more devices. For comparison, while Wi-Fi 5 routers can send and receive data from up to four devices at once, Wi-Fi 6 can handle data for up to eight devices concurrently.

Life’s Too Short for Slow Networks 

Give your household a new and improved home network with ConnectIT in Birmingham. Contact our team here to discuss your network installation needs. We look forward to working with you!