The speed of a Wi-Fi network depends on many factors, from the location or quality of the router to the devices connected to it. Despite the service contract, which has been assigned a certain speed, this is only guaranteed when the connection is made via an Ethernet cable, because there are many wireless options that change this range, and one of them is older devices.

Before revealing the devices that affect the connection, it is important to understand how this system works.

Wifi works by using radio waves to transmit an internet signal. To achieve this it uses a frequency of 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz, this means that this is the number of waves that pass through a fixed location in one second, so the further away the connection the better.

In addition, to transmit data, the router changes the waves according to the number of connected devices. These changes are made by the system using different protocols that determine the differences in the amount of data each will receive.

One such protocol is 802.11b, which greatly affects connection speed. This is a problem because some devices are only designed to work with this standard, so the router has to change its system to accommodate this speed and this affects the rest of the signal.

This protocol was launched in the 2000s, so the products that were sold in the first decade of the 21st century are the ones that have this in their system, which allows them to navigate more slowly.

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How to tell if the mobile phone is not reaching the optimal speed

You need to go to the mobile settings, look for the Wi-Fi option, where the available networks will appear. Those that have a 5G label or their name ends with it means that they are navigating this system, while those that don’t show a frequency of 2.4 GHz.

Another way to tell is that you have most cell phones Android 6 or lower only supports the 2.4 network, while many of those with version 8 and later connect to 5G Wifi.

mobile data

Another way to connect to the Internet if you don’t have good Wi-Fi access is to use a mobile data plan. However, it is important to know what the consumption is so that the service does not run out.

Mobile phones with an operating system Android They have a tool that allows you to check this consumption, although it is important to understand that the names of the parameters may differ depending on the model or brand of the device.

Infobae recommends searching for the same names or in any case using a configuration search engine such as:

1. Enter setup mobile phone

2. Press Connections (If it is not found in the interface, use the search engine).

3. Go to option Use of data and then inside Mobile data usage.

4. The amount of mobile data used in the month including the date will be displayed in the upper left part.

In addition, a list of applications that consume the most megabytes or gigabytes will be displayed.

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