I fixed my home office's spotty Wi-Fi with Samsung's free diagnostic tool - and it took just minutes

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I used Samsung's Connectivity Labs to diagnose and fix an internet problem.

The tool shows useful data points like Wi-Fi dead spots, signal strength, and more.

While it's free and limited to modern Samsung phones, other makers have alternatives.

I recently decided to fix a home office problem that I've put for six years: my desktop location, and its never-quite-adequate internet reception.

See, when I first built out my home office at the start of COVID-19, I worried more about the natural benefits of my desk's positioning relative to the window and door -- the "feng shui" of things, as the WFH influencers say.

Also: My home's Wi-Fi dead zones were worse than I thought - here's what fixed them

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