Just as all electrical devices, Christmas lights can have a negative effect on the 2,4Ghz radio quality. I doubt that this is in the top 10 of reasons that cause bad Wi-Fi. I do associate access points with Christmas trees but in that case the AP is not active yet and still wrapped in paper ;-)
I think gizmodo blows up a minor part of Ofcom's article, without realizing that it is mainly a marketing teazer for promoting Ofcom's WiFi checker app and their main message, namely their claim that the last few feet is the weakest link in UK's broadband connection: http://consumers.ofcom.org.uk/news/ofcom-launches-wifi-checker/ (just as the Guardian does: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/dec/01/warning-that-christmas-fairy-lights-can-slow-your-wi-fi). Lies, damned lies and marketing ;-) -Frans Op 02/12/15 om 20:03 schreef Ian McDonald: > Hi Brandon, > > I'm pretty sure wideband noise from cheap and nasty electronics can > cause havoc with most telecommunications. > > Whether fairy lights are any better or worse than anything else, I > doubt it, though they are very cheaply produced, and unlikely to be > very well designed. > > My Cisco 837 power supply (while still powering the router quite > effectively) developed a S9+40 noise from 1.8MHz to 30MHz, which > turned out to be down to the infamous bulgy caps, so it's not down to > purchase price either ;) > > Best Regards, > > -- > ian > > Sent from my phone, please excuse brevity and/or misspelling. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > From: Case, Brandon J <mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: 02/12/2015 17:52 > To: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] It's that time of year... > > The holidays are officially upon us! > > http://gizmodo.com/can-christmas-lights-really-play-havoc-with-your-wi-fi-1745648879 > > Has anyone else gotten wind of this yet? Seems to be making the rounds > here. > > Thanks, > -- > Brandon Case > Senior Network Engineer > IT Infrastructure Services > Purdue University > [email protected] > Office: (765) 49-67096 > Mobile: (765) 421-6259 > Fax: (765) 49-46620 > > PGP Fingerprint: > 99CB 02D6 983C 1E2A 015F 205C C7AA E985 A11A 1251 > > ********** > Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > ********** Participation and subscription information for this > EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
