If your Wi-Fi has been slower, drop-pings calls, or randomly losing connection lately, you’re not alone.
Across Wiltshire, more and more homes are experiencing frustrating wireless issues — and the cause isn’t always your broadband provider.
⚡ The real culprit? Wi-Fi interference.
And in 2025, it’s quietly become one of the biggest tech headaches for households.
At AngelTech Wiltshire, we’ve seen a sharp increase in callouts this year related to slow networks, buffering, and “the internet dropping out”. The good news? Most of these problems are fixable once you know what’s happening.
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🔍 Why Wi-Fi Interference Is Getting Worse
Your Wi-Fi uses radio waves — the same “airspace” shared by a huge number of devices. In 2025, that space is getting crowded.
Here’s what’s going on:
Smart home devices are exploding in popularity
Everything from plugs to cameras to doorbells adds background noise to your network.
The average home now has 20–30 Wi-Fi devices — even more if you’re tech-savvy.
Neighbours’ networks overlap
Modern Wi-Fi routers are more powerful, so houses in Wiltshire villages and estates often broadcast signals right through each other’s walls.
The 2.4GHz band is overloaded
This is the most common Wi-Fi band, and it’s shared with:
• Baby monitors
• Wireless doorbells
• Bluetooth devices
• Cordless phones
• Microwave ovens (yes, really!)
It’s a motorway with too many cars.
Wi-Fi 6 and mesh systems are common now
Great tech — but they create more signals in the environment, which need managing correctly.
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📉 What Symptoms Look Like
If you experience any of these, interference may be the cause:
• Internet randomly cutting out
• Video calls freezing
• Smart plugs dropping off the network
• Ring/Arlo cameras going offline
• Slow speeds, even close to the router
• Wi-Fi great one day, terrible the next
If this sounds familiar, you’re absolutely not alone — we’re fixing this weekly.
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🛠️ What You Can Do to Fix It
Before you switch providers or buy a new router, try these AngelTech-approved steps:
Move your router away from “noise sources”
Don’t keep it next to:
• TVs
• Microwaves
• Baby monitors
• Smart speakers
• Bluetooth hubs
Even moving it 1–2 metres helps.
Split into 2.4GHz and 5GHz
Many routers combine the two.
Separating them lets slower devices use 2.4, keeping your fast devices free on the 5GHz lane.
Change your Wi-Fi channel
Routers often sit on crowded channels.
Switching to a quieter one can instantly fix performance.
Reduce your smart home “chatter”
Turn off unused bulbs, plugs, or devices.
Some cheap smart gadgets spam your network every few seconds.
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🚀 When a Mesh System Is Worth It
Mesh systems (like TP-Link Deco, Eero, or Google Wi-Fi) are brilliant when used correctly.
They help when:
• Your home has thick walls
• Your router is stuck in a bad location
• You want full-house coverage
• You have lots of devices (20+)
But a mesh system isn’t always the magic answer — we’ve seen plenty set up badly.
If you’re not sure, we can advise.
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👨🔧 How AngelTech Wiltshire Can Help
We offer a Wi-Fi Health Check for local homes.
This includes:
✔ Full wireless scan of your home
✔ Identifying interference sources
✔ Optimal router placement
✔ Channel & band tuning
✔ Smart home traffic check
✔ Mesh recommendations (if needed)
✔ Full before/after speed testing
Most homes see an improvement the same day.
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🏡 Struggling with your Wi-Fi? We’re here.
Whether you’re in Pewsey, Devizes, Tidworth, or the surrounding villages, AngelTech can help get your Wi-Fi stable, fast, and reliable again.
📞 07951 987408
📧 hello@angeltech.uk
🌐 www.angeltech.uk
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