I am a computer programmer, this is exactly how it works. Why else do you think electronics have fans in them if not to blow fresh, crisp wifi in and stale, soggy wifi out?
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The trick is rewiring the outlet to 240v. More power = more signal.
Hey man, 3db is 3db
Will probably make the signal noisy, so I’d avoid this. I would recommend just putting the router in a booster seat, so it’s higher off the ground.
No no, everyone knows you’re supposed to put a mirror behind it, duh.
Funnily enough this may actually have a positive impact
People used to create tinfoil, tin can or wok based reflectors for WiFi to guide the omnidirectional signal into becoming a directional one.
I think the reflective part of some mirrors is essentially tin foil, so it probably would have a mild boosting effect in the direction of the mirror
Edit: in fact if OP’s fan has a rounded metal cage on it, you could take the front half off and you’ve basically got a WokFi setup there, with added danger
A wire in a Pringles can makes for a fabulous directional can-tenna
Also if it’s close enough, the metal of the fan itself serves as a pretty decent antennae. You can accomplish the same by taping a fork to the box!
It’s the silliest little lifehack yet wrapping a wire around a fork, then wrapping the other end around the router works so well
i have used a long tin can, similar to a pringles can before to steal a neighbour wifi back in the day. this is legit
You’re not wrong. Matter of fact, you’re absolutely right!
Back around 2011, I used a pie pan and USB WiFi dongle to snag the neighbor’s WiFi. My pie pan contraption basically tripled the signal strength, and I never had a single dropout. 👍
But how does the mirror knows what’s behind the paper?!
My boss almost saw me looking at this. Close call.
Not Safe Fan Wifi
Can confirm, I’m this guys boss
Get back to making me work!
No because the fan that is boosting the Wi-Fi to you would prevent your computer requests to the Wi-Fi box.
So while it’ll be easier for you to get a YouTube video It would be harder for you to actually type a search. 👍
NSFW?
If you work in IT and want to keep your job, it would be NSFW to say something like this
Reminds me of the time I worked in IT and someone put a department’s wifi access point on top of the microwave. No one fessed up to that one lol
I work in IT and we always say stupid shit like this to people.
yes and you can also leave out a plate of cookies where you want a strong signal so the wifi waves will go there when they’re hungry
Just don’t bring the ones from the third party, I heard they’re bad for the privvy or something.
Ask ElectroBOOM, he would definitely make a video rectifying it
*bang*OUCH F___ S___ why is there a loose wire?If it has metal blades then it will reflect some of the radio signals, making the transceiver more directional. With how it’s set up in the post, it could potentially be a benefit to devices that face the front of the router and fan, but a disadvantage to devices behind the fan. Same logic with that Facebook trick of putting tin foil or cut up drink cans behind the antennae.
However, most newer and higher end routers use beam forming antenna arrays which are already directional and can automatically focus the signal toward your devices. Having reflectors around those can actually interfere with the antenna array and decrease speeds for all devices.
Next you’re going to tell me having the microwave on slows my WiFi down!
Facebook lmao. That trick was around decades before Facebook.
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The wifi beams come out in all direction. You can help boost the wifi by placing a mirror behind the router. Then the rays will be reflected back to you and not wasted.
I’m about 62% sure this is a joke…
Please help, I’m clueless about this kind of stuff.
Look up the DIY parabolic reflectors people used to use on their WiFi antennas, they did actually work! I used one and recorded a marked improvement in WiFi strength at the furthest point in my home that was previously a low connection quality spot.
Radio waves come out of an antenna and just go in every direction, so a router against your outer wall is wasting a lot of its energy just directed into the neighbour’s house. If you can reflect some of that back in, you get improved signal reception. It’s very cool :-)
I think mirror won’t work, but this might:
It’s the same principle of al satellite dish and it works, but I’m 86% sure that mirrors won’t affect wifi, so we’re still not at 100% but getting there.
Depends on what frequency your “mirror” mirrors.
A traditional one reflects higher frequency of electromagnetic rays (visible light) than what you need for wifi (in the microwave frequencies)
Technically yes, but in practice any gains are going to be counteracted if not outweighed by the electromagnetic noise from the fan’s motor. To avoid that interference and see any real improvement in your signal strength, you’d have to either use a fan with a shielded motor (the last such model went out of production in 1953, so good luck finding one) or a fan driven by an alternative power source such as a water wheel.
It works better if you tie the router to the fan blades.
And put weapons grade Uranium in front of it to get the quantum boosts.
