Before you go rushing down to PC World to buy a new router or extender (although this might help), here's eight things you can do...
1. Nobody puts baby, or the router, in the corner
Routers aren't attractive things. It's not like your Apple Watch that you want the world to see; internet boxes are plasticy eyesores of the highest proportion. Chances are then that you've scurried your Wi-Fi box out of the way, hemmed in your TV stand, under the hallway table or behind the coat rack. Don't though; this thing needs to be displayed with smooth-streaming pride.
Walls, desks, boxes, it all blocks your Wi-Fi signal, so your router should be given pride of place somewhere open, up off the floor and clear of physical obstructions. Also, make sure you put it in the middle of your home if you can - that way you should get even coverage in every room.
2. Cut the airwaves clutter
It's not just physical barriers that your Wi-Fi signal is trying its hardest to battle through. Our increasingly tech-filled homes are brimming with all sorts of other devices and appliances that are pumping out signals of their own.
From microwaves and cordless phones to your set-top box and smarthome system, there's plenty of airwaves clutter hampering your Wi-Fi's progress. You can't kill this congestion completely, but give your router a hand and move other electrical items out of its immediate path.
3. Stop internet thieves
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Police! Help! There's someone's steeling my Wi-Fi! Give over, yes, someone might be pinching your internet, driving down the speeds available to you, the bill payer, but that's your own fault - get a decent password on there.
Boosting your security isn't just about improving speeds, either, it's generally the smart thing to do - after all, you don't want your Wi-Fi-pinching neighbour nicking your internet, downloading something dodgy and having the consequences fall back on you.
4. Start channel surfing
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Even if your neighbour isn't pinching your signal, they can still be messing with it. If you've got thin walls, it's not just their voices that are carrying in to distract from your catch-up content, their own router could be messing with yours, especially if they're on the same signal channel.
Fortunately, just like on your tele box, your router lets you switch between a number of channels. Give it a go, have a flick through the options, see which one offers the best results and stick with that.
5. Ditch the fish
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Walls are bad, electronics are worse, water is the worst. Like a Wi-Fi sponge, little Nemo and Gill aren't just giving your home the vibe of a dentist's waiting room, they're dumping all over your smartphone and tablet benefiting from strong connections.
If you've got a fish tank in your home, move it as far away from your router - or Wi-Fi hungry gadgets - as possible. Better yet, ditch the fish entirely and get a pet with some sort of emotional range.
6. Set your rooter on a reboot schedule
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Nothing cramps the style of a good Netflix and chill session like having to get off the sofa to go reboot the rooter for the fourth time that day. If your router is in constant need of a restart, you can cut the hassle, and the leg-work, by setting it to turn off and on automatically.
There's many ways you can automate this process using hacks, codes and software solutions. The easiest way though? Get that plug timer you attach to the lamp to fool would-be burglars when you go on holiday and set it to have a 10-minute off period at 4am - or whenever you're least likely to need internet access.
7. Have a beer and create a DIY fix
If the minimal hassle of all these Wi-Fi-improving tips is stressing you out just thinking about, grab a cold one, chill out and help yourself out in the process because we're about to go all Blue Peter on your internet troubles.
It might sound daft - and like a hillbilly bodge - but cutting open a beer can, or another small piece of aluminium, and creating a satellite dish surround for your router's antenna can have a small, but notable effect on your Wi-Fi strength.
8. Reorganise your Christmas decorations
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OK, so this is a seasonal fix - unless you're REALLY into Christmas festivities - but an important one to note nonetheless. Don't stick your Christmas tree by your router, that's just asking for signal-sapping trouble.
Now, it's not the added foliage that's going to hamper your YouTube viewing - although that's unlikely to help matters - but the electric field created by those blinking lights we all love so.