Ceiling Fans Can Cause Wi-Fi Particles To âBreak Downâ, Slow Down Home Internet
If you have been noticing some troubles with your Wi-Fi connection, your signal may notÂ be at fault this time.A recent study has shown that ceiling fans are the number one cause of slow internet or having no internet connection in homes. The study was performedÂ afterÂ several major router and modem companies banded together to find new issues that can arise in home use of their products.âI had a guy that wrote the company a letter claiming he would kill all of my family if I didnât resolve his internet connection,â said the CEO of Belkin Routers, Joe Goldsmith. âHe was upset because he was attempting to stream a Gilmore Girls episode on Netflix and from what he wrote, it cut off right before the good part.âThe reportÂ shows that not only will a ceiling fan in your own home disrupt your Wi-Fi, but even a close neighbor with a ceiling fan can be affecting it.What happens,Â according to researchers,Â is the movement of a ceiling fan sucks in the Wi-Fi particles that are floating through the air, making your ânetworkâ stuck in a type of internet tornado.Major companies are attempting to find a way to stop this slow-down fromÂ happening in homes. Home Depot, one of the largestÂ retailers of ceiling fans in the United States, as well as several other companies in the home-building and internet markets, are attempting to create a new Wi-Fi friendly ceiling fan, or a ceiling fan-friendly router. Prototypes for both designs have been created,Â but they say that the technology may be years away from being developed to permanently prevent issues.In the mean time, they suggest that if you want to assure that you have the best possible internet connection, it is recommended that shut off or stay away from all ceiling fans while surfing the web.Â Â