> > 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.
I think he means "maxed out". And he apparently doesn't realise how much
bandwidth is available around 2.4Ghz: for example between 2.4 and 2.5
there's 5 times more bandwidth than the *entire* FM radio spectrum, or
enough space for about 20 TV stations
I did mean maxed out, and I said that because I seem to be having
interference problems currently. One of the two systems that connects
to my 802.11g router stops the services that depend on net.ath0 after
awhile, and I can't connect reliably at all on some channels. Also,
when I'm transferring a big file across the network, my (2.4Ghz)
wireless keyboard really struggles. The keyboard and three systems
are all within an 8 foot radius of each other.
> > 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...
Similar around here. With an effective range of about 2m, it will take a
lot more than a typical office or apartment building to cause
consistent interference over bluetooth
2 meters? So you're pretty much at your computer.
- Grant
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