Further proving that all electronic devices are becoming self-aware and plotting the destruction of the human race, the IT staff at Morrisville State College recently found that a signal generated by the Xbox 360's radio receiver (the component that searches for wireless controllers) may interfere with other radio devices transmitting on the same 2.4GHz band. Some Bluetooth devices, like the IT staff's headsets, were negatively affected when around the signal, which constantly transmits as long as the system is plugged in to a power source.The college's IT staff hypothesizes that many wireless LANs experience some interference when subjected to the 360's signal, though it may not be noticeable. We know the truth -- this potentially harmless signal is just the 360's way of communicating with our toaster and microwave, telling them to stab us in our sleep.
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Maybe that was too well written..........................
O WELL
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what do we have for them Judith?
"Well tonight bob, the lucky Ignatius has just won themself....THE INTERNETZ!!1"
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Yep, yep. Lame-o, that's the term for it.
those demonic screems shall always be remembered.
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There's two sides to every story!
When the 360 is in standby, the controller can turn on the 360 wirelessly. And the 360 controllers and the console frequency hop in order to minimize interference. It has an FCC approved sticker on the back.
The article basically cataloged their brainstorming without coming to any specific conclusions, other than the fact that the 360 does, in fact, use the 2.4GHz spectrum. And it uses it in a way that is apparently different than most. They didn't even or even list a direct link between the 360 and any particular issue. Hell, they only listed one issue, which was the bluetooth connection issue, but that could be anything.
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System Wars! ;)
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Good news: It will overheat and red-ring two minutes afterwards. ;)
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I have: a 2.4 GHz phone, a 802.11g network (with three different transmission points, running 3 different computers and the Wii as well as both of my 360s) AND one of those TV transmission things (that works in the same band). ANytime that I would put the TV transmitter near the 360, static. Unplug the 360, no static.
I now have an uneasy wireless truce in the house; everything seems to somehow work. Probably giving everyone brain cancer, but you know...
I also noticed that putting the 360 power brick near the TV wireless receiver caused static on it. Weird. Gott ago, feeling light heade....
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If every blog used this line at least once in it's lifespan the internets would be a much funnier place.
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Like PS3 and Wii controllers?
I SEE THE PATTERN.
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It's all a conspiracy....THEY'RE COMING.
bravo to you all!
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I don't know why, it's only been doing this since my last dashboard update.
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The "FCC Class B Radio Frequency Interference" sticker only means that the device won't reasonably interfere with your neighbor's over-the-air radio or TV reception (I'm being really loose with the definition here.) It doesn't mean the Xbox360 will play nice with Bluetooth or other 2.4 GHz devices. My laptop, for instance, has the FCC sticker and both Bluetooth and 802.11b wireless cards. The manual warns you to enable only one or other at a time since they use the same band; otherwise they can interfere and suffer erratic connections.
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360: "I'm afriad I can't let you do that, Dave"
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Also, I heard that Wii remotes also can interfere with the xbox connection, but just take the batteries out and you should be fine. Then, the only problem that I could see happening is using the microwave, but very RARELY does that ever effect my connection. If you set up your router/phone settings correctly this would not be an issue.
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