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Speed up your wifi by moving the router away from popular gadget in your home

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Last updated: 2025/08/09 at 5:51 AM
News Room Published 9 August 2025
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A COMMON household item is likely slowing down your internet right now.

You will see an immediate improvement by simply moving your wifi router away.

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Experts have advised against keepign your wifi router near a common household item (stock image)Credit: Getty

Tech experts have urged wifi customers to take this quick step for instant results.

Whether you’re streaming your favourite shows or working from home, slow internet can be a killer.

Thankfully, there may be a simple and completely free solution to this problem.

It is important to know where you should place your router for the best internet speeds and performance.

This includes keeping it clear of certain devices in your home, one of which is often stored directly beside your router.

The placement of your router can greatly impact your wifi performance and according to hyperoptic.com, it can play a vital role in guaranteeing uninterrupted browsing.

Make the move

So experts have warned against placing your router near any device that uses Bluetooth.

Bluetooth devices such as an Amazon Alexa or a Google Home speaker are incredibly common in modern British households.

They are often used as a subsitute for radios in some homes.

However, Bluetooth devices and wifi routers use similar radio frequencies and when they are placed too close together in your home, this can cause interruptions to your Wi-Fi speeds.

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This is because their close proximity means they will be sharing the same frequency.

And Brits often keep these items close together, not realising how it is affecting their WiFi’s performance.

So before changing providers or upgrading to more expensive deals, consider moving your router to improve internet speeds in your home.

Bluetooth explained

The Institute of Physics explained Bluetooth as a “wireless system for connecting devices together such as computers and mobile phones when they are close to each other”.

One device, usually a phone, is the “main unit” while the other device, often a Bluetooth speaker or wireless earphones, is the “peripheral”.

Little-known objects that can disrupt your Wi-Fi

People don’t realise how many objects around the home can impact their Wi-Fi signal and slow things down. Here are some you may have missed.

  • Microwaves (when they’re running)
  • Baby monitors
  • Fish tanks
  • Mirrors
  • Bluetooth devices
  • Cordless phones

Image credit: Getty

These devices are paired together using ultra-high frequency (UHF) radio waves.

Wi-Fi works in similar ways, utilising frequencies to provide you with wireless internet connection when using your mobile phone, computer or smart TV.

Devices such as microwaves also use such frequencies, meaning they too can interfere with how your Wi-Fi performs.

So you may want to keep your router away from this kitchen appliance too.

More on wifi

And a map of the locations affected by an internet summer slowdown.

Plus, Virgin Media customers have been warned of hidden “internet speed vampires” slowing down their wifi.

Broadband users have also been told to look out for the sign their router may “need attention”.

And the five shockingly common objects in your home that are tanking your wifi.

Plus, a major broadband provider has offered a huge wifi speed boost.

Router - Wifi Modem, with flashing lights, on the floor, near the corner of a wall in a well-lit house.

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The placement of your wifi router can significantly affect the speed of your internet (stock image)Credit: Getty

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