[kinda OT] home network speed

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 12:51:12PM -0400, James Knott wrote:
> Lennart Sorensen wrote:
> > There are times
> > my network drops to 35KB/s (when I suspect a neighbour decides to use
> > the old crap 2.4GHz phone, given the problem always lasts about 1 to 10
> > minutes before going back to normal).
> >
> >   
> One thing a lot of people fail to realize is that the radio spectrum
> used by WiFi is shared by many things and as an unlicensed service, it
> is not entitled to any protection from interference.  It also may not
> cause interference to a licensed service.  That neighbour's phone may be
> working fine and may even be interfered with by you.  Neither of you
> would have any recourse on such interference.  On the other hand, the
> 2.4 GHz band partially overlaps an amateur radio band.  Since amateur
> radio is a licensed service, it has absolutely no concerns about
> interference to WiFi or phones etc., but is entitled to protection from
> those devices.  So, if you were interfering with amateur radio on that
> band, you'd have to fix the problem, even if it means shutting down
> completely.  If you were interfered with by someone using that amateur
> band, you'd have no recourse whatsoever.

Yep, I know.  Which is why I would never rely on wifi for anything
important.  Doesn't mean I can't complain loudly when my wifi dies for
a few minutes.

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Len Sorensen
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