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How To Know It's Time To Replace Your Router
Internet routers sit out of sight, so it's not always easy to know when they're on their way out. Slow speeds and lack of updates are often a huge tell.
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It could start with lack of security updates or declining speeds.
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A router isn't like a TV, a smartphone, or even an ageing laptop, in that it's not something that most people really think about upgrading regularly. Plenty will stick with whatever their ISP ships out to them, and it's only when something goes wrong, like dropped video calls or slow downloads, that thoughts about replacing the router start to creep in.
Slow Wi-Fi alone isn't the only tell…
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