Aumente sua Internet de forma barata com meus segredos para obter banda larga mais rápida em casa –
In the last decade, I’ve lived in a handful of places across Los Angeles, each with its own unique issues with internet access. Wrestling with varying speeds and service reliability opened my eyes to mastering ways to improve my connectivity, no matter my ZIP code. I’ve lived in everything from a Faraday cage concrete building in downtown Los Angeles to a Santa Monica beach-side apartment with an exclusive agreement tied to a sluggish internet service provider. I’m incredibly lucky, or at least I feel that way, at my current home in Hollywood — there are no impenetrable building materials, and I get to choose my internet service provider. And it’s pretty decent; I don’t have many complaints. Unfortunately, most of my LA friends and family suffer from bad internet, which is crazy because you’d think a metropolis like LA would have easily accessible high-quality internet city-wide, not just in some neighborhoods. And I can only imagine what smaller communities across the US deal with when it comes to ISPs.
Through all my moves, I’ve built up a toolkit of free ways to maximize my internet connection, no matter how pokey it is. While you can throw money at the problem — such as adding a Wi-Fi extender — most of these methods don’t require you to spend money, which is always a good place to start. Here are my internet speed-improving tips you can use before you move, right after you move or where you live right now — and you can do it for free or for very little money.
There’s a lot you can do before you move to improve your chances of getting a great internet connection. If you’re moving into a new place, first, congratulations. Second, sorry. Moving is a pain in the butt, even if you plan well (ask me about my major move in 2023). You can start packing your boxes weeks in advance, create a checklist for changing your address and hire movers — and there will still be things that don’t turn out the way you planned. An often overlooked part of moving is considering internet service providers, especially when you’re evaluating places. Unlike square footage, the number of bathrooms or local schools, many of us don’t give much thought to ISPs until we’ve actually signed the lease/mortgage and moved. When looking at a new place, do your internet homework and talk to the realtor or landlord. Better yet, ask your potential neighbors about internet options in the neighborhood and whether they’re affordable, fast and reliable. Check to see if they have workarounds or strategies they use to improve their internet. You can also check out any location with your state’s broadband map website, if it has one, to see all of your internet options. In California, we have the California Interactive Broadband Map. Once you enter an address, you can filter to show just fixed broadband, as well as mobile options, for ISPs. Some sites include advertised upload and download speeds, but beware that maps may not be up-to-date. Despite not showing reviews for ISPs in the area, sites like this do provide a decent picture of what you’ll be able to choose from. This image shows that this particular Santa Monica location has only two fixed broadband options, but it also has many mobile alternatives.
Another thing to do before you move is to check the building materials of your prospective home. Routers transmit over-the-air radio waves to connect your various devices to your home’s internet network. But the materials in your home can disrupt these signals (much like I discovered in my previous concrete-and-brick loft apartment). Wi-Fi signals have an especially difficult time penetrating materials like metal, concrete and brick, meaning that even if your internet connection is fast and reliable, your physical home can disrupt your signal and limit your connectivity in your home. Common building materials like plywood, drywall and glass don’t affect your Wi-Fi signal as much as those denser materials.
- Diversidade de problemas de acesso à internet em diferentes lugares de Los Angeles
- Estratégias gratuitas para melhorar a conexão à internet
- Dicas para escolher provedores de internet locais dentro e fora da cidade
