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Xbox 360's Jamming Wireless Signals?
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."
It's funny how the 360 is to blame and not the other way around. As others have said the 2.4Ghz isn't really tightly controlled so it only makes sense that devices will conflict. To add to the anecdotal pile, I have Wi-fi and a 2.4GHz cordless phone and have never had an issue when I am playing on my 360. Even on co-op games with 2 of us playing. As for my other points I was bringing up how poorly the Sony controllers were designed. I'd rather have the MS system which has never randomly disconnected on me than the PS3 BT which disconnects for my buddy all the time. So, in conclusion they didn't break anything and this is the usual Slashdot FUD.
Okay, I checked out your journal and it's pretty funny that a dyed in the wool PS3 fan would be calling me a troll because I said something bad about his poor beleaguered console. Your hilarious journal entries about how the Wii is going to boost PS3 sales are as good as Michael Pachter's gaming market predictions. Take off your biased glasses and look around and you'll see I'm not the only person claiming the Sixaxis has issues.