Xbox 360's Jamming Wireless Signals?

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Xbox 360's Jamming Wireless Signals?

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday December 17, 2007 @05:01AM from the raspberry-i-hate-raspberry dept.

WirePosted writes "A report has emerged suggesting the Xbox 360's inbuilt wireless system for communication with wireless controllers and headsets is transmitting over a wide area of the 2.4Ghz spectrum, causing interference to WLAN's and other 2.4Ghz devices."

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Re:Read TFNOTBOED by SengirV · 2007-12-17 05:17 · Score: 4, Funny

Welcome to the Republican Spectrum of the Future.
But the Dems are in charge of Congress, so this shouldn't be a problem anymore, right? 'bout time you realize that problem is ALL politicians, you partisan hack.

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Is that a colon in your pocket by fistfullast33l · 2007-12-17 05:22 · Score: 3, Funny

or are you just happy to see me?
Well by Anonymous Coward · 2007-12-17 05:33 · Score: 1, Funny

Obviously if the Dems had designed it, it would work perfectly and cost you nothing. They would just bill the taxpayers $50 for the $3 mouse, but that money comes from the sky so who cares??
Re:Microsoft and Radio? Help us all.... by ajlitt · 2007-12-17 05:43 · Score: 3, Funny

My license reads technician too. What is this "sign wave" you're talking about? Is it a stop sign? A sign from on high? I'm sure you can connect the dots in a QAM constellation to make many different signs.
Put on your tin foil hats! by ganiman · 2007-12-17 05:48 · Score: 2, Funny

And people laugh at me for wearing a tin foil hat! YOU AREN'T GETTING MY BRAIN WAVES BILL!!

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