Deep Dive
We Dragged a Router Through 12 Real Homes. What We Found Will Make You Rethink Everything
Generic placement advice says put your router in the center of your home, up high, away from microwaves. We've all heard it. But does it actually hold up across different home types? We spent two months testing 12 real US homes with heat mapping tools and speed tests — and the results broke almost every rule we thought we knew.