Spey
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Those having issue with WiFi connectivity may also want to consider the possibility they may have frequency conflicts and interference with other device in their environment. I had forgotten about rooting out these types of problems in our environmental already, but others may not have given this consideration. First thing that comes to mind for me are 2.4GHz cordless phones, but also include the following:
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... the many other types of devices emitting in the unlicensed band dwarf the number of 802.11 devices. These devices include microwave ovens, cordless phones, Bluetooth devices, wireless video cameras, outdoor microwave links, wireless game controllers, Zigbee devices, fluorescent lights, WiMAX, and so on. Even bad electrical connections can cause broad RF spectrum emissions. These non-802.11 types of interference typically don't work cooperatively with 802.11 devices, and can cause significant loss of throughput. In addition, they can cause secondary effects such as rate back-off, in which retransmissions caused by interference trick the 802.11 devices into thinking that they should use lower data rates than appropriate.
I would assume most may be having issues directly related to their device settings and/or their network (WiFi router) settings, but there should be at least a general understanding that some may experience "intermittent" connectivity issues that could be related to environmental situations (is your 2.4Ghz WiFi router sitting right next to you cordless phone and/or phone-base ..., maybe your xBox, ...etc.?).
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... the many other types of devices emitting in the unlicensed band dwarf the number of 802.11 devices. These devices include microwave ovens, cordless phones, Bluetooth devices, wireless video cameras, outdoor microwave links, wireless game controllers, Zigbee devices, fluorescent lights, WiMAX, and so on. Even bad electrical connections can cause broad RF spectrum emissions. These non-802.11 types of interference typically don't work cooperatively with 802.11 devices, and can cause significant loss of throughput. In addition, they can cause secondary effects such as rate back-off, in which retransmissions caused by interference trick the 802.11 devices into thinking that they should use lower data rates than appropriate.
I would assume most may be having issues directly related to their device settings and/or their network (WiFi router) settings, but there should be at least a general understanding that some may experience "intermittent" connectivity issues that could be related to environmental situations (is your 2.4Ghz WiFi router sitting right next to you cordless phone and/or phone-base ..., maybe your xBox, ...etc.?).
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