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360 Wireless Clashing With Wal-Mart Tech

Posted by Zonk on from the cluttered-airwaves dept.

vladcole writes "Xbox 360 kiosks are getting shut down by some Wal-Mart employees sick of having their handheld inventory devices and printers malfunction, according to this compilation of Joystiq reader reports." From the article: "There's no reason to get worried about the Xbox 360 launch date (there, we recognized the elephant in the room), but the breadth and frequency of these reports point to a compatibility issue between the Xbox 360 and Wal-Mart, at least." Next Generation confirms that Wal-Mart is having issues with the 360 pods.

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  1. Wireless networks? by vertinox · · Score: 2, Funny

    So if I have an xbox 360 will it affect my remote control changing channels... Oh wait... ;)

    But seriously, think this would have an effect on wireless networks/devices?

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  2. Cause of malfunction.. by BlackMesaLabs · · Score: 4, Funny

    the 360's communicate via airborn chair transmission. Some stray chairs are bound to hit the odd bystander.

  3. Strange packet data.. by bjb · · Score: 3, Funny
    I went to a WalMart the other day and sniffed out the traffic. Maybe someone knows what the 360's protocol is doing?

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    Very strange...

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