[kinda OT] home network speed

[James Knott]

Lennart Sorensen wrote:
> Microwaves are supposed to be shielded.  Cordless phones are supposed
> to send out 2.4ghz (if that's their band) signals.  Many older cheap
> ones didn't seem to care about being good neighbours however.
>
>   

????

All those devices have an antenna and are intended to radiate
microwaves.  That's how they work.  The term "microwave" is nothing more
than a name referring to the portion of the radio spectrum above 1 GHz. 
Many consumer devices use microwaves.  These include, among others,
WiFi, cordless phones, cell phones, baby monitors, ovens etc.  Of the
items I listed, only microwave ovens arent't supposed to transmit
microwave signals as a fundamental part of their operation.  With the
ovens, they're supposed to be shielded to contain the microwave energy,
but a small amount may still escape.


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