Avoid using the microwave to get faster internet

[Zenst]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52027348

[gregw2]

I can vouch for this; I've worked in an office where I eventually correlated my wifi problems to someone in the next room using the microwave.

(Once you recognized the issue, it was easy to confirm the correlation because you would have some connection glitch and yep, it happened just when you heard the hum of the microwave start up nearby...)

[rmrfstar → gregw2]

Another tale of microwaves and their rocky relationship with computers [1].

[1] https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/01/11/on-call/

[aj7]

Mega-misplaced modifier. From the BBC, no less.

[m463]

I thought this only affected a part of the 2.4 ghz band.

[psadri]

Does this mean some microwave radiation escapes the oven?

[74ls00 → psadri]

If it does then it’s evidently not dangerous if it’s interfering with WiFi