Virgin Media issues internet advice for customers to get faster speeds 'in minutes'

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Experts at Virgin Media have issued some advice to anyone who is facing slow Wi-Fi speeds from their routers at home.There's nothing more frustrating than trying to access the internet or watch something, but getting slowed down by constant loading and buffering.But you may not need to resort to getting an engineer out to have a look at it, as there are a few things you can try first that should give your Wi-Fi a boost.The internet specialists at Virgin Media say that sometimes it's just as simple as turning it off and back on again.

According to the Express, performing a reboot should get rid of any bugs or glitches as well as clearing congestion - especially if your router is next to another Wi-Fi device.

As Virgin explains: "Wi-Fi modems remain static on a single channel setting, which can become congested. If another gadget nearby is also using one of the same channels (for example, your neighbour’s router), the two devices could be competing for airtime. "You can solve this by turning your Hub off and on again.

When you reboot, the Hub’s channel switching mode instantly kicks in. It will automatically pick up the best channel to operate on." A full reboot can take around five minutes - so make sure to warn everyone in the house before you do this.