Thread: 50M Channel Width/Channel: 20MHz or 40MHz
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Old 13-01-2012, 06:34   #31
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Re: Channel Width/Channel: 20MHz or 40MHz
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Originally Posted by AndyCalling View Post
Also, keep away from your cordless phones and other kit that uses 2.4Ghz wireless.
Most cordless phones these days are DECT and that doesn't use the 2.4GHz band.

Microwave ovens do but if they leak enough to screw up WiFi they are a health hazard and if its long enough to matter a fire hazard.

The biggest problem will be AV senders but as they give abysmal results in the presence of a WiFi signal I expect any nearby will have been binned.

The most common signals in the 2.4GHz band are WiFi as just about every ISP dishes out a free WiFi router these days. Having several on the same channel (and with the overlapping there are only 3 "real" channels - 1,6,11) isn't the kiss of death but it will cause a slowdown. IMO this will only get worse as people shell out on dual channel WiFi kit in the hope of improving their speeds.
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