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The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture

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First post2026-08-14 23:33 +0000
Last post2026-08-16 02:14 -0400
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  The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-14 23:33 +0000
    Re: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-14 21:35 -0400
      Re: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-08-15 07:13 -0700
        Re: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-16 02:14 -0400

#89899 — The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2026-08-14 23:33 +0000
SubjectThe best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture
Message-ID<ne9mu6Fpk4lU3@mid.individual.net>
<https://www.xda-developers.com/the-best-wi-fi-upgrade-wasnt-a-new-router-it-was-moving-some-furniture/>

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#89901

Fromc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Date2026-08-14 21:35 -0400
Message-ID<2GydnQzeBfrDX-L3nZ2dnZfqn_SdnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#89899
On 8/14/26 19:33, rbowman wrote:
> <https://www.xda-developers.com/the-best-wi-fi-upgrade-wasnt-a-new-router-it-was-moving-some-furniture/>

   Heh heh ... YEP !

   Esp with 5ghz.

   Had a little remote unit, crappy crappy connection.
   Literally moved it six inches and suddenly a pretty
   damned GOOD connection. Not sure WHAT in the path
   was blocking the wifi, but even that tiny move got
   the obstruction out of the path.

   The higher the freq, the more it acts like ordinary
   light, and less like 'radio'.

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#89910

FromLars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com>
Date2026-08-15 07:13 -0700
Message-ID<115ps76$3eh3q$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#89901
On 2026-08-14 18:35, c186282 wrote:
> On 8/14/26 19:33, rbowman wrote:
>> <https://www.xda-developers.com/the-best-wi-fi-upgrade-wasnt-a-new- 
>> router-it-was-moving-some-furniture/>
> 
>    Heh heh ... YEP !
> 
>    Esp with 5ghz.
> 
>    Had a little remote unit, crappy crappy connection.
>    Literally moved it six inches and suddenly a pretty
>    damned GOOD connection. Not sure WHAT in the path
>    was blocking the wifi, but even that tiny move got
>    the obstruction out of the path.

Classic multipath interference. Signals arriving by different paths 
(some of which may involve reflections) arrive with different phase and 
may cancel each other out.

>    The higher the freq, the more it acts like ordinary
>    light, and less like 'radio'.

Yes, for sure!

-- 
Lars Poulsen - an old geek in Santa Barbara, California

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#89924

Fromc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Date2026-08-16 02:14 -0400
Message-ID<ECGdnedEyfbbyBz3nZ2dnZfqnPqdnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#89910
On 8/15/26 10:13, Lars Poulsen wrote:
> On 2026-08-14 18:35, c186282 wrote:
>> On 8/14/26 19:33, rbowman wrote:
>>> <https://www.xda-developers.com/the-best-wi-fi-upgrade-wasnt-a-new- 
>>> router-it-was-moving-some-furniture/>
>>
>>    Heh heh ... YEP !
>>
>>    Esp with 5ghz.
>>
>>    Had a little remote unit, crappy crappy connection.
>>    Literally moved it six inches and suddenly a pretty
>>    damned GOOD connection. Not sure WHAT in the path
>>    was blocking the wifi, but even that tiny move got
>>    the obstruction out of the path.
> 
> Classic multipath interference. Signals arriving by different paths 
> (some of which may involve reflections) arrive with different phase and 
> may cancel each other out.

   Yep.

   And the higher the freq, the worse !

>>    The higher the freq, the more it acts like ordinary
>>    light, and less like 'radio'.
> 
> Yes, for sure!

   I have seven IP cams looking out around. Set
   them ALL to 2.4ghz because that's less vulnerable
   to "shadow" effects. Only run 1-hz reads, so
   speed is much less important than solid connections.

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