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The Wall Street Journal

Why Wi-Fi Is Often So Slow

September 17, 2012

A number of Internet service providers, including Comcast Corp. and Verizon Communications Inc., have recently upped the maximum speeds of broadband they offer residential customers to as much as 305 megabits per second.

The average U.S. home that subscribes to broadband has six Internet-connected devices per home, according to Parks Associates.

From the article, "Why Wi-Fi Is Often So Slow" by Shalini Ramachandran.

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