{
  "id": 8210031,
  "title": "Techie fixed Wi-Fi dead zone with a drill",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/techie-fixed-wi-fi-dead-zone-with-a-drill",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-18T06:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Register Science",
    "slug": "the-register-science",
    "url": "https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/09/18/techie-fixed-wi-fi-dead-zone-with-a-drill/5297036"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a tale of tech support, Eddy, a lone IT professional for an assisted living facility, faced a persistent Wi-Fi dead zone in a hallway. After hours of troubleshooting, he discovered the monitors' power cables, which were being compromised as the stand moved through a single desk hole, causing the Wi-Fi issue. Drilling a new hole for the stand and replacing the cables resolved the monitor problem, and surprisingly, restored the Wi-Fi in the affected hallway. However, another dead zone persisted, leading Eddy to use a software-defined radio dongle and a Yagi antenna to pinpoint the source of interference.",
  "summary": "When wires and wireless mix, the combination can be electric",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Register",
        "title": "Techie fixed Wi-Fi dead zone with a drill",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/techie-fixed-wi-fi-dead-zone-with-a-drill-8212731",
        "published": "2026-09-18T06:30:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}