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Xbox 360's Jamming Wireless Signals?

Posted by CmdrTaco on 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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  1. Re:How long has the XBOX 360 been out? by coolGuyZak · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    No doubt MS is always wrong on Slashdot, but they brought it on themselves, particularly through their anti-competitive practices. I see MS attempting to recover from this, and each time I give them a new chance. Each time I get burnt. Likewise, Slashdot's bias stems from years of backhanded MS dealings. I feel that we wouldn't be as quick to lay blame, if MS would come through once in a while, if they appeared to be on "our" side without some scheme to wreck us (OSS or even common developers).

    This article could be a one-in-a-million occurrence, but it was definitely the XBox causing interference. For that reason, I'd recommend for your friend to unplug the 360 next time he's playing the PS3, and see if that helps the controller problems out.

    (for the record, I don't own either console. I do have a Wii though.)