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I don't have too many issues with WiFi, but my house is sort of isolated. I don't have much if any interference from neighbors. If I lived in an apartment complex with 10 or more different WiFi networks in the same airspace it might be different.

Bluetooth on the other hand is an absolute no-go. I have had uniformly bad experiences with it, and refuse to use any device that depends on a bluetooth connection.



I live in a high rise and it still isn’t an issue. The floors and walls block out almost all wireless signals. I can see a handful of networks but they are all on 1 bar strength. On speed tests I can reasonably get 600mbps on wifi.


I think your building was in the original ghostbusters movie.


Maybe.. interestingly I was sitting on the balcony and noticed the video call cutting out. Did a speed test, 6Mbps, I open up the glass sliding door and suddenly it’s full speed again. Kinda shocked a pane of glass was enough to completely cripple wifi.


(Metallic) tint.


Interesting. I think you are right. That would explain why buildings look a lot like walls of mirrors.




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