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> > > I'm reading now that bluetooth uses the 2.4Ghz band which is just |
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> > > about tapped out around here. |
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> > tapped? do you mean people tap into it? It is fairly easy to "tap" |
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> > into a bluetooth headset - the standard passwords for simple devices |
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> > are usually 0000, 1111, and that sort of thing. |
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> I think he means "maxed out". And he apparently doesn't realise how much |
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> bandwidth is available around 2.4Ghz: for example between 2.4 and 2.5 |
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> there's 5 times more bandwidth than the *entire* FM radio spectrum, or |
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> enough space for about 20 TV stations |
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I did mean maxed out, and I said that because I seem to be having |
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interference problems currently. One of the two systems that connects |
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to my 802.11g router stops the services that depend on net.ath0 after |
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awhile, and I can't connect reliably at all on some channels. Also, |
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when I'm transferring a big file across the network, my (2.4Ghz) |
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wireless keyboard really struggles. The keyboard and three systems |
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are all within an 8 foot radius of each other. |
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> > > My wireless keyboard and wireless |
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> > > network use it, and since I'm in an apartment there's no telling |
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> > > how many other people are doing the same, along with their |
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> > > microwaves and phones. Has anyone used a bluetooth headset in an |
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> > > environment with other devices utilizing the 2.4Ghz band? |
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> > I use bluetooth in our office, with 2 802.11 b/g access points, and a |
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> > handful of laptops / pda's and I haven't noticed any interference. I |
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> > doubt the bandwidth is "throttled" though... |
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> Similar around here. With an effective range of about 2m, it will take a |
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> lot more than a typical office or apartment building to cause |
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> consistent interference over bluetooth |
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2 meters? So you're pretty much at your computer. |
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- Grant |
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