Upgrade your network
If a cheap router is your Wi-Fi weak link, invest in a better one
The latest iPhones now support high-speed Wi-Fi 6.
Even if you’re lucky enough to have superfast fibre broadband, chances are that the router provided by your ISP will still be cheap as chips, and won’t provide particularly good performance. If you’re looking for a quick way to upgrade your network performance then buying a faster, more modern router is the best place to start.
It’s quite likely that your existing router only supports the decade-old 802.11ac version of Wi-Fi, while the latest routers now offer the new 802.11ax standard – also known as Wi-Fi 6. This new standard provides amazing speed, but Wi-Fi 6 routers are still quite expensive, and at the moment there are only a handful of the latest Macs and iPhones that actually support Wi-Fi 6. So while a Wi-Fi 6 router is a good option for future-proofing your home network it isn’t absolutely essential right now (especially as there’s yet another version, called Wi-Fi 6E looming on the horizon too).