Why does my internet connection drops from 20 to 0,46 Mbit when I move into my own room??

[Louxie Jepsen]

We just moved our internet router, and when I it drops from 20 Mbit to around 0,46 Mbit when I move my computer to my own room. There is only 2 walls between the router and around 10 meters.

The big difference is, when I move it away from the corner of my room (which is beside my speakers). I don't know if it has anything to do with it, but on the other side of the wall between my computer and the router, there is a closet with a bunch of metal shelves.. I really hope someone can explain why this is happening and how I can prevent it from dropping.

 

[hang-the-9]

Not much to figure out here, you have signal issues. Whatever is in between you and the wireless router is blocking the signal pretty well.

You can get a better wifi card with an antenna, a router with a stronger wifi output or move the router closer to your room.

 

[USAFRet]

20 meters. Pretty significant distance in a house. Add to that 'metal shelves...

In my house, upstairs directly above the router (3 meters total) gets full WiFi speed. Walking 5 meters down the hall, it reduces by 25+%

 

[Brandon Taylor]

Get an ac1200 router and make sure it has a clear sight towards your door, wifi signals dont work well through walls, especially when there is metal and concrete in its path, the signal will bounce around and loose strength every time it reflects. Think of it as a laser, the more mirrors the laser reflects off the weaker the light seems.