Wi-Fi War graphics with a little help from my friend, Bing AI
At times, the buffering makes me want to Scream
A call to the carrier showed nothing was wrong with modem or speed.
I sat thinking, if its ok, why is it doing it and the bulb popped on over my head and I thought.
just how many devices are on right now.?
The list of warring devices came to eleven!
2 smart TV's.
Desktop Computer
wireless mouse/keyboard
Chromebook w/wireless mouse
Kindle Reader
3 Cell Phones,
All 11 use wi-fi. the one I use the most is the iPhone 7 as camera and mini mac computer.
I turned all wi-fi off one at a time and found for normal speeds 3 is the best, and the TV is always on.
Even lying idle, it causes my high-speed internet to buffer, and/or drop emails when sending and have to send again.
My question is, why didn't the Spectrum Support Ask How Many Devices I had connected?
today, while checking my email on desktop, email was slow, as I reached for cell to turn off wi-fi, I
Noticed this at the bottom of the email
It said currently being used in 3 other devices. When I tapped wi-fi off, on cell, it dropped to 2. All 3 cell phones were in sleep mode, but email is always connected unless the phone is off.
why did I never think of this until now?
to verify this info I asked Google, do multiple devices affect Wi-Fi?
YES!
When multiple devices use the same network, overcrowding occurs as they all compete with each other to connect to the same router. This means low quality or buffering during streaming, latency during gaming, and frustratingly slow browsing speeds.
