How to Maximize Your Internet Working From Home - Advice from Adam Orenczak

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In this video, I learn all about how to optimize your internet connection if you're working from home from Adam Orenczak, owner of the IT firm, Onsite. He covers everything from where to put your equipment, what can affect speed, what speeds are good enough for web-conferencing, and how equipment could be helping or hurting your internet speeds. Whether you are an entrepreneur or an employee working from home, internet speed is SO important and the advice in here will be helpful.

This discussion was originally intended to be a group discussion to address the various home internet IT needs of our BNI networking chapter. However, the meeting was scheduled a bit last minute, and no one could make it, so on the fly Adam and I just decided to have a discussion us two, video-record it, and then share it to our chapter later for them to watch at their convenience - and whomever else online might want to watch! As a result the production quality isn't the best, there are no slides, and our conversation is a big meandering. LOL 😂 But the topics covered are still helpful for anyone working from home! To help you quickly jump to the main nuggets of our discussion, here's a list of key points in the video and time markers so you can fast forward if you wish:

1:47 - Onsite's support model and proactive approach to fixing issues
3:30 - Start discussing home Wi-Fi optimization
3:45 - Explanation of home Wi-Fi setup starting from the modem
4:21 - Distinction between modem and router, and their functions
4:48 - Recommendation to plug in the computer to the router for better stability
5:00 - Discussion on potential Wi-Fi disruptions by various objects
6:00 - Importance of placing the router high up and centrally in the house
7:27 - Discussion on the benefits of centralizing Wi-Fi access points
8:05 - Explanation of how Wi-Fi signals propagate and interact with objects
9:32 - Importance of checking internet speeds and contacting the internet provider for support
11:32 - Discussion on upgrading to business-class internet for better support
14:05 - Explanation of how to conduct an internet speed test and interpretation of results
20:02 - Discussion on ping, jitter, and their impact on video quality
22:00 - Importance of having modern Wi-Fi devices for better performance
23:05 - Discussion on whether to replace the laptop or upgrade the Wi-Fi adapter

Learn more about Adam Orenczak's company, Onsite, at https://onsite123.com/
You can find their company on Facebook and YouTube at  @Onsite123

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