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There's nothing more frustrating than sitting on your couch or at your desk and noticing a limited Wi-Fi signal. I don't know about you, but I've been seen with my phone in my outstretched arm, doing something that looks like a weird yoga pose, trying to get a better signal.

Also: I set up a $4 router reboot timer, and it's made my internet reliably faster

Back in the day, the solution I'd fan back onto would be to set up a repeater or hook up another Wi-Fi router to spread the signal. Not a great solution because it didn't allow for a smooth handover between the different routers. I also dabbled with Wi-Fi extenders of all sorts.