Hey everyone! I've been having this frustrating issue with my WiFi for the past month and I'm hoping someone might have some insights. I've lived in this studio apartment for three years without any internet problems, but now my connection keeps dropping out every 10-15 minutes on all my devices. It's not an outage since everything works fine outside my apartment and Spectrum has confirmed that my equipment is functioning properly.
I've gone through the usual troubleshooting steps, including restarting equipment and having a technician come out to check everything. They even replaced my router and modem, but the issue persists.
The last technician discovered something interesting: there's another WiFi network on my channel that might be causing interference. However, he didn't provide any solutions. Has anyone else dealt with a similar situation? I really need some advice on what I can do to fix this. Thanks a ton!
3 Answers
It sounds like the technician could have changed your WiFi channel to help resolve the interference. If they didn’t do it, you might be able to log into your modem settings and change it yourself to a less crowded channel. Using a free WiFi analyzer app can help you find a better one! Alternatively, if you want more control, consider getting your own router and putting the Spectrum modem in bridge mode, so you can manage your WiFi settings directly.
That’s a tough situation! Having a lot of networks can definitely cause issues. While routers should typically switch channels automatically if there’s interference, sometimes they don’t switch to the best one. Try using a WiFi scanner app to check the channel loading at different spots in your apartment and see if you can manually select a better channel that’s less crowded.
You should definitely check your WiFi settings to see if you can change the channel setting. Most routers have an option to switch to ‘Auto’, which allows them to select the best channel automatically. If you have a newer router, try disabling the 2.4GHz band and using the 5GHz band only, as it has more channels and is less likely to experience interference.
Related Questions
Lenovo Thinkpad Stuck In Update Loop Install FilterDriverU2_Reload