People are just realising their Wi-Fi speed is instantly boosted when they turn off popular ‘connection killer’ app

A POPULAR app on your smartphone or laptop could be the reason for your sluggish internet woes.

While the app serves an important purpose for millions across the world, remembering to turn it off when it’s not needed might boost your Wi-Fi.

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The app we’re referring to is a VPN.

They’re great for protecting your location and accessing content from other countries.

But to achieve that, it needs to do a number of extra processes for the data to travel from its origin to your devices.

Your broadband connection can plummet by up to 77 per cent when using a VPN, according to highspeedinternet.com.

Opting for a top quality paid VPN will spare you some connection misery.

Free ones will almost certainly be pretty slow.

Either way, they’ll never be as good as connecting directly to your router without a VPN.

Sometimes, people forget they have their VPN on in the background.

So check yours and switch it off to see if it improves your connection.

The same can happen with work VPNs too.

How to improve my Wi-Fi speed

There are a number of seemingly innocent devices around the home that can seriously disrupt your Wi-Fi signal.

Did you know that a microwave can have a big impact when it’s switched on?

And who knew that mirrors have the potential to cause problems too.

You should avoid putting your router next to thick walls and large metal objects in general.

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