Every house and office has that one spot where the Wi-Fi just gives up. Before reaching for another extender or a stronger router, it's worth understanding what's actually causing the dropout, because the fix is different depending on the cause.

Distance and walls matter more than router strength

Wi-Fi signal weakens with distance and loses more strength passing through brick, concrete and mirrors than through plasterboard. A router in the wrong spot, like a cupboard or the far corner of the house, is often the whole problem.

Interference from other networks

In apartment blocks and office buildings, dozens of networks compete for the same handful of channels. This shows up as a signal that's fine one minute and dead the next, rather than a spot that's simply weak all the time.

One router covering too much space

A single router is built to cover a certain area. Beyond that, signal quality drops off fast rather than gradually. Larger homes and offices usually need more than one access point working together instead of a single stronger router.

Old hardware holding everything back

Routers age like anything else, and one running five-year-old firmware struggles with the number of devices in a modern home or office: phones, laptops, smart TVs, printers and security cameras, all fighting for the same connection.

What actually fixes it

A proper fix starts with a look at the space, not a guess at new hardware. We survey the coverage, work out whether it's placement, interference or genuinely outdated equipment, and set up mesh or multiple access points where needed so coverage reaches every room, including the ones far from the router.