It's Surprisingly Easy To Get Faster WiFi (But Does It Really Make Some People Sick?)

In the streaming age, every second of ………. lag stretches on for what seems like an eternity.

That’s why it’s essential to have an uninterrupted internet connection: to ensure your seventeenth consecutive episode of BoJack Horseman isn’t beset by buffering.

“But how,” you may wonder, “in this age of wireless technology can we be expected to guide the invisible waves of the interweb towards our laptops or smart devices?”

Well, the geniuses at Vox – who recently myth-busted claw machines – have a handy guide on how to very easily enhance WiFi in your home.

(Basically, keep your router in an open area, unblocked by walls and in sight of anything that might be receiving its waves. Yes, that actually helps.)

Find a few more tips below:

Let the binge-watching (re)commence!

But be careful out there: Triple J recently interviewed a man who says he suffers from electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS), a condition made famous on Better Call Saul.

Though the condition is unreocgnised by the World Health Organisation (WHO), those suffering from EHS claim to feel nauseous when exposed to electromagnetic radiation - like the kind that comes from WiFi.

Researchers agree that the symptoms reported by sufferers are real, but are dubious of its link to "electromagnetic or radio-frequency" signals.

Is EHS legit? Is it all psychological? Look, we're not doctors. We only know how to make your WiFi faster.