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You'll get faster download, but your upload speeds drop off a cliff

I am a computer programmer, this is exactly how it works. Why else do you think electronics have fans in them if not to blow fresh, crisp wifi in and stale, soggy wifi out?

The trick is rewiring the outlet to 240v. More power = more signal.

Will probably make the signal noisy, so I'd avoid this. I would recommend just putting the router in a booster seat, so it's higher off the ground.

No no, everyone knows you're supposed to put a mirror behind it, duh.

My boss almost saw me looking at this. Close call.

No because the fan that is boosting the Wi-Fi to you would prevent your computer requests to the Wi-Fi box.

So while it'll be easier for you to get a YouTube video It would be harder for you to actually type a search. 👍

NSFW?

May work in niche cases where passive cooling is insufficient and overeating causes Instabilität.

yes and you can also leave out a plate of cookies where you want a strong signal so the wifi waves will go there when they're hungry

Ask ElectroBOOM, he would definitely make a video rectifying it *bang* OUCH F___ S___ why is there a loose wire?

Radio waves are faster in a vacuum, ditch the fan and put it in a shop vac.

Putting a fan begin your router won't boost the range because photons emitted by the router's antenna won't be affected by moving air from the fan. Putting a floodlight however...

Alright, so according to Bernoulli's principle says that moving fluids result in a lower air pressure. Light and all electromagnetic waves are fastest in a vacuum. Lower air pressure is closer to a vacuum. So... Marginally? I have no idea how much but I'm guessing it's miniscule enough to need special equipment to detect. Not worth it. Plus the fan itself could block the waves. The fields around the wires powering the fans would have an effect as well. All of this is going to be super minor but I think the physical blockage of the fan is going to have more of an effect (but still teeny tiny) than anything.

If it has metal blades then it will reflect some of the radio signals, making the transceiver more directional. With how it's set up in the post, it could potentially be a benefit to devices that face the front of the router and fan, but a disadvantage to devices behind the fan. Same logic with that Facebook trick of putting tin foil or cut up drink cans behind the antennae.

However, most newer and higher end routers use beam forming antenna arrays which are already directional and can automatically focus the signal toward your devices. Having reflectors around those can actually interfere with the antenna array and decrease speeds for all devices.

depending on the fan, this would blow the wifi too fast past the devices. to counteract this, you have to cover your devices in magnets to catch them

Well... WiFi is bidirectional. It may be faster receiving but the device sending... Other story than the tcp handshakes...

Technically yes, but in practice any gains are going to be counteracted if not outweighed by the electromagnetic noise from the fan's motor. To avoid that interference and see any real improvement in your signal strength, you'd have to either use a fan with a shielded motor (the last such model went out of production in 1953, so good luck finding one) or a fan driven by an alternative power source such as a water wheel.

The wifi beams come out in all direction. You can help boost the wifi by placing a mirror behind the router. Then the rays will be reflected back to you and not wasted.

It works better if you tie the router to the fan blades.

It will help cool the router, so yes, it will probably work 👍

I mean... closing the window keeps the wifi in so I think this will disperse the wifi instead.

use a fan with metal blades