On Wed, 2006-11-01 at 17:56 -0800, Grant wrote: > I'm reading now that bluetooth uses the 2.4Ghz band which is just > about tapped out around here.
tapped? do you mean people tap into it? It is fairly easy to "tap" into a bluetooth headset - the standard passwords for simple devices are usually 0000, 1111, and that sort of thing. > My wireless keyboard and wireless > network use it, and since I'm in an apartment there's no telling how > many other people are doing the same, along with their microwaves and > phones. Has anyone used a bluetooth headset in an environment with > other devices utilizing the 2.4Ghz band? I use bluetooth in our office, with 2 802.11 b/g access points, and a handful of laptops / pda's and I haven't noticed any interference. I doubt the bandwidth is "throttled" though... YMMV! -- Iain Buchanan <iaindb at netspace dot net dot au> Hate is like acid. It can damage the vessel in which it is stored as well as destroy the object on which it is poured. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
