Networking
Wi-Fi, connections and email delivery — why they drop, stall or refuse to work.
5 guides
Why Is My Wi-Fi Slower on My Laptop Than My Phone?
Same room, same network, different speeds. Usually they aren't on the same band at all.
Why Is My Video Call So Bad? It's Probably Not Your Download
Video calls are limited by upload, not download — and the person seeing the problem often isn't the one causing it.
Why Does My Wi-Fi Keep Disconnecting? One Question Narrows It Immediately
Dropping out is a different fault from being slow. One question splits the problem in half.
Email Not Sending or Receiving? Check It in the Browser First
One test separates an account problem from a mail-app settings problem.
Why Is My Wi-Fi So Slow? 12 Fixes, Ranked by What Actually Works
A four-minute test that tells you which of three problems you actually have, then the fix for each.
How we handle Networking
- What these guides cover
- Telling slow apart from dropping, measuring before changing anything, and identifying which link in the chain is actually failing.
- Where we stop
- We do not recommend signal boosters or aerials as a first move, and we do not cover configuring business networks.
- Safety line
- We never ask you to disable a firewall or a security feature to make something work.
- What we check against
- Wi-Fi Alliance, and the documentation for the router and provider in question.