{"id":44094,"date":"2023-11-22T19:19:19","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T19:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/histarmar.net\/?p=44094"},"modified":"2023-11-22T19:19:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T19:19:19","slug":"people-are-just-realising-an-old-household-gadget-can-be-used-to-boost-your-wi-fi-for-free-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/histarmar.net\/world-news\/people-are-just-realising-an-old-household-gadget-can-be-used-to-boost-your-wi-fi-for-free-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"People are just realising an old household gadget can be used to boost your Wi-Fi for free | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

SIGNAL boosters are great for expanding the reach of your Wi-Fi but they don't come free.<\/p>\n

Unless you get digging in your draws for a long-forgotten old gadget.<\/p>\n

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That's because your old internet hub could have a very useful new lease of life as a Wi-Fi boost, according to tech experts at Which?.<\/p>\n

Tom Morgan, tech support expert at Which?, has revealed that a few minor changes to the setting on your old kit and it could come in very useful indeed.<\/p>\n

And it would mean you don't have to pay out for brand new booster devices. <\/p>\n

"We regularly hear from members who struggle with unreliable Wi-Fi at home," he wrote.<\/p>\n

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"But did you know that an old router you have lying around could potentially come to the rescue?<\/p>\n

"By plugging in a once-retired router and making tweaks in its settings, you can repurpose the device as a Wi-Fi extender. <\/p>\n

"Doing so is a sustainable, money-saving alternative to buying a brand new one."<\/p>\n

Most routers come with a built-in 'wireless repeater' or 'wireless bridging' mode that lets you configure the router.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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This will not only let the router extend your Wi-Fi signal, but the ethernet LAN ports on the device can also be used to physically connect other devices to your network.<\/p>\n

To get started, simply follow these steps: <\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Factory reset your old router.\n