This tip applies more to apartment dwellers in big cities than people who live in single-family homes in the suburbs.
A channel is essentially a slice of the WiFi spectrum used by your router. Think of it this way: Interstate 95 is a major highway, but it only has so many lanes. If you get lucky and the road ahead is clear, you can go as fast as you want—minding the speed limit, of course. But during rush hour, you’re at the mercy of the cars in front of you.
If your router is on a low-traffic channel, there’s little to slow it down. But given the limited number of channels, people in high-population areas may find that some get more crowded than others—which can mean the difference between a smooth Zoom call and one that’s a pixelated mess.
“The first step,” says Richard Fisco, who oversees electronics testing at Consumer Reports, “is to make sure your router is set to automatic channel selection and reboot it.” This, he says, will enable the router to look for a free channel to connect to.
You can also use a smartphone to scan nearby wireless networks and see which channels others are using, then switch your router to a less crowded option. Mobile apps such as WiFi Analyzer for Android and Apple’s AirPort Utility for iOS show the names of nearby wireless networks and which channels they’re using, giving you an at-a-glance look at the channels to avoid. While AirPort Utility doesn’t require an Apple router, you do need to go into the iOS Settings app and enable WiFi scanning in the AirPort Utility section for this to work properly.
Then it’s simply a matter of going into your router’s settings, via the router itself or the accompanying app, and switching to the least crowded channel. You may have to reboot your router for the channel change to take effect.
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