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Why does my WiFi get worse as I move

Why Does Wi-Fi Get Worse Through Walls? Your House Is Eating the Signal

16 September 2026 by Huh, Apparently
Wi-Fi router separated from a laptop by several walls inside a house

Your internet connection can be lightning-fast beside the router and mysteriously terrible two rooms away. The broadband probably hasn’t changed. Your house has simply got in the way.

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