Check out these quick tips to boost your wireless signal from your router, extend and optimize your Wi-Fi coverage, and speed up your surfing. Browsing slowing to a crawl, the inability to stream, dropped Wi-Fi signals, wireless dead zones—every one of these problems is maddening in a world where getting online has become, for some, as necessary as breathing. (Well, maybe not that critical…but important.) If you feel like your Wi-Fi has gotten sluggish, there are many tools you can use to test the speed of your internet . However, if the only way you can get decent reception is by standing next to your wireless router, these simple tips can help optimize your network. 1. Update Your Router Firmware Perhaps your router just needs an update. Router manufacturers are always tweaking software to eke out a bit more speed. How easy—or how hard—it is to upgrade your firmware depends entirely on your device manufacturer and model. Most current routers have the up