{
  "id": 12193365,
  "title": "Your ancient Wi-Fi devices are stealing bandwidth from everything else, and one router setting fixes it",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/your-ancient-wi-fi-devices-are-stealing-bandwidth-from-everything",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-05T17:00:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "XDA Developers",
    "slug": "xda-developers",
    "url": "https://www.xda-developers.com/old-wi-fi-devices-drag-whole-network-down-router-has-setting-stop-them/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Legacy devices can slow down home Wi-Fi networks. When older devices with slower Wi-Fi standards connect to a network, they can force the entire access point to drop its transmission speed, hogging airtime from other devices. This can cause frustration for users with newer, high-end devices that are stuttering or dropping connections.\n\nAccording to XDA Developers, this issue arises because Wi-Fi is not a simultaneous broadcast, but a shared megaphone. The presence of older devices can significantly impact network performance.\n\nTom's Hardware mentions a budget-friendly TP-Link Archer BE3600 wireless router, which supports Wi-Fi 7 and is available at a discounted price of $79.98, down from $119.99. This router offers strong performance for 2.4 and 5 GHz and has features such as a 2.5G LAN port and a USB 3.0 port.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "There isn't a single Wi-Fi 8 device on the market, yet this Asus router is already outperforming everything you currently own — here's what you need to know",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/there-isnt-a-single-wi-fi-8-device-on-the-market-yet-this-asus-router",
        "published": "2026-10-04T00:10:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "XDA Developers",
        "title": "I turned an old dual-band Wi-Fi router into a dedicated IoT access point, and my main network is finally clean",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/i-turned-an-old-dual-band-wi-fi-router-into-a-dedicated-iot-access",
        "published": "2026-10-04T12:00:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tom's Hardware",
        "title": "Grab this $79.98 TP-Link wireless router with Wi-Fi 7 support at its lowest ever price — 33% discount on Archer BE3600 delivers multi-gigabit speeds for lag-free streaming and gaming",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/grab-this-79-98-tp-link-wireless-router-with-wi-fi-7-support-at-its",
        "published": "2026-10-05T16:15:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}