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phone wifi hotspots - dangerous?

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  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 32,946 Forumite
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    I showed people that your home wifi slows down when the microwave is on.

    They didnt believe me until i showed them.

    Router to microwave distance must be about 50ft.
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  • By this another user can only use your internet data. Nothing dangerous in this.
  • Rusty!
    Rusty! Posts: 2,076 Forumite
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    I showed people that your home wifi slows down when the microwave is on.

    They didnt believe me until i showed them.

    Router to microwave distance must be about 50ft.
    Unless your home WiFi is 5GHz only ;)
  • wongataa
    wongataa Posts: 2,716 Forumite
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    You may also want to ditch your wireless router and cordless landline phone if you have either as both operate at 2.4 GHz (which is the same frequency a microwave oven works at).
    Cordless phones do not use 2.4GHz in the UK. In the US they do. The DECT standard that cordless phones here use runs at 1.9GHz.
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