How to Fix 6 Things That Block Your Wi-Fi

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Does your wireless network seem slow? A recent study by Epitiro, a UK-based broadband-analysis firm, shows that consumers lose an average of 30 percent of the data speed their broadband connection supplies when they use Wi-Fi connections in the home.

Lose an Average of 30% of Download Speed Using Home Wifi

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Epitiro research reveals that consumers lose an average of 30% of download speed and face an increase in latency of 10-20% when using Wi-Fi connections in the home. Consumers may find on-line game play, VoIP telephony and video streaming unsatisfactory when using Wi-Fi while downloading large files such as MP3s, videos and programs will take longer.

Ten Tips for Public Wi-Fi Hotspot Security

1.   Pick Securest Network
Althouh many hotspots have no security set, some do. If you have a choice, select those that use some form of encryption. You can tell which networks are secured in Windows 7 by left-clicking on the wireless network connections icon, pictured here. Hovering the mouse over each SSID will display the security type.