I am sitting in my son's loungeroom using my tablet and the wifi turned off. It took us a while to realise that the microwave oven was on and when it stopped the wifi started up again.
Has anyone got an explaination for this happening ?
Regards
Ashley
Grams said
01:55 AM Jun 19, 2013
I have no idea. I have our wifi going while using my microwave, so I don't think it's a joint interference thing. There may be a problem with the microwave, or some kind of electrical interference.
Sorry I can't be of help.
Cloak said
02:18 AM Jun 19, 2013
Microwaves operate at 2.45 Ghz. WiFi operates at 2.4 Ghz.
It's conceivable that the Microwave may be leaking some energy and splatting the WiFi airspace - sort of like a radio jammer.
Keep in mind that WiFi is an extremely tiny signal and a Microwave is an extremely strong signal so interference is a real possibility.
If you have doubts about the safety of the oven you can buy a Microwave leak detector for peace of mind.
In a previous life I worked as a metrologist (measurement science) and can say there are a bunch of tests that can be done on the oven but in this case if you use a leak detector to make sure any signal leaks are within safety limits AND as a separate matter make sure the earth in the Van wiring is good.
Cheers
allinone said
02:58 AM Jun 19, 2013
Hi this is a common occurrence as microwaves often cut off cordless phones too. Perhaps changing the default wifi channel may help but best bet would be to giveaway the microwave as they are expensive bread storage devices anyway. The issue with wifi can be sourced from Wikipedia as: "Additionally, other devices use the 2.4 GHz band: microwave ovens, ISM band devices, security cameras, ZigBee devices, Bluetooth devices, video senders, cordless phones, baby monitors, and (in some countries) Amateur radio all of which can cause significant additional interference. It is also an issue when municipalities[44] or other large entities (such as universities) seek to provide large area coverage."
Dougwe said
03:18 AM Jun 19, 2013
Welcome to the forum Ashley, enjoy here and out in the playground.
first timer said
03:46 AM Jun 19, 2013
Thank you everyone for your replies. I dont think giving away the microwave is going to meet with approval as it is only 3 weeks old. I didn't realise that these things operated on such close frequencies, so that means I will have to pick my times on wifi. Thanks Doug for the welcome. Cheers Ashley
neilnruth said
05:59 AM Jun 19, 2013
Welcome from us too first timer. Sounds like you'll have to cook and 'talk' at different times. I was interested to read this happened.
Cloak said
01:21 AM Jun 20, 2013
Does anyone actually cook in microwaves these days? Or just re-heat.
Hi Guys
I am sitting in my son's loungeroom using my tablet and the wifi turned off. It took us a while to realise that the microwave oven was on and when it stopped the wifi started up again.
Has anyone got an explaination for this happening ?
Regards
Ashley
Sorry I can't be of help.
It's conceivable that the Microwave may be leaking some energy and splatting the WiFi airspace - sort of like a radio jammer.
Keep in mind that WiFi is an extremely tiny signal and a Microwave is an extremely strong signal so interference is a real possibility.
If you have doubts about the safety of the oven you can buy a Microwave leak detector for peace of mind.
In a previous life I worked as a metrologist (measurement science) and can say there are a bunch of tests that can be done on the
oven but in this case if you use a leak detector to make sure any signal leaks are within safety limits AND as a separate matter make sure the earth in the Van wiring is good.
Cheers
Hi this is a common occurrence as microwaves often cut off cordless phones too. Perhaps changing the default wifi channel may help but best bet would be to giveaway the microwave as they are expensive bread storage devices anyway.
The issue with wifi can be sourced from Wikipedia as: "Additionally, other devices use the 2.4 GHz band: microwave ovens, ISM band devices, security cameras, ZigBee devices, Bluetooth devices, video senders, cordless phones, baby monitors, and (in some countries) Amateur radio all of which can cause significant additional interference. It is also an issue when municipalities[44] or other large entities (such as universities) seek to provide large area coverage."
I didn't realise that these things operated on such close frequencies, so that means I will have to pick my times on wifi.
Thanks Doug for the welcome.
Cheers
Ashley