Why Your Wi-Fi Speeds Can Drop In The Evening, And What To Do About It
The internet gets slower when everyone is trying to use it, but you have some workarounds.
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One of the most frustrating parts of troubleshooting slow Wi-Fi is that almost by nature, network conditions are rarely consistent. Say you're trying to diagnose issues with poor video quality on Netflix. Router issues could be to blame, but there might also be trouble with your internet service or the infrastructure on Netflix's end. You might also discover that your spouse is torrenting files en masse, leaving little bandwidth for a 4K HDR stream.
Some consistency, albeit unwanted, can come in the form of evening slowdowns. It's a terrible "coincidence:" you just got off work and all you want is to kick back with a movie or game, but your speeds are way slower than usual. Or maybe you work from home in the evenings and suffer from low-quality video calls.
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