Wireless Congestion

AllMightyPaul writes "An article on CNN describes the congestion experienced by many users of wireless networks as more and more people begin to use them at home and at work. The unregulated frequencies between 902 and 928, where most Wi-Fi devices operate, sees a lot of traffic, apparently."

Comments

Re:What?!?

[Detritus]

It's bullshit.

Yes, we can greatly increase the efficiency of spectrum utilization for some applications if we toss out all existing models of spectrum use and their associated equipment, spend huge amounts of money on software defined radios, develop new suites of protocols, and mandate cooperation between all users.

Re:2.4 ghz Co-existence sucks

[wik]

I have noticed that when the microwave is on (and my laptop is in the kitchen with me), things like telnet sessions on 802.11 work fine. However, applications that require transfering longer packets (for instance, MP3 streams) get clobbered. I suspect that this because the longer the packet is, the greater chance it has of being corrupted.

Re:Uh, ok...

[aminorex]

It would be irrational to believe that no molecular
disruption will occur in living tissue as a result of
proximate emission of radiation. While the evidence
of causation is anecdotal, it is also quite persuasive
in some cases, as when the form of a tumor mimics the
form of an applied device. The bulk of research on the
subject is currently funded by interested parties, so that
inconclusive results are unpersuasive.

Eventually, the common-sense conclusion that some level
of cancer incidence is directly tracable to body-hugging
microwave transmitters will probably be borne out by
specific statistical analysis of the accumulating mass
of case studies. In the meanwhile, I use a headset, on
the belief that it's much easier to get a hip replaced
than a big chunk of cerebrum. I am sufficiently reckless,
however, to sit with a wifi card in my lap most of the day.
May God Almighty bless my gonads.