Found out my router's 5GHz band doesn't even reach my couch

I saw a video where a guy tested wifi dead zones in his apartment and decided to do the same thing. Turns out my living room is a dead zone for 5GHz and I've been blaming my phone for slow loading this whole time. Anyone else find out their fancy router settings don't matter because of one wall?

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susan_wells4mo ago

Have you tried turning the router so the antennas point different directions? I had the same problem in my old apartment and that actually helped a bit. Sometimes just moving it up on a shelf makes a big difference too.

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uma_reed264mo ago

Yeah that shelf trick really does work wonders.

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