I am sitting in my son's loungeroom using my tablet and the wifi turned off. It took us a while to realise that the microwave oven was on and when it stopped the wifi started up again.
Has anyone got an explaination for this happening ?
I have no idea. I have our wifi going while using my microwave, so I don't think it's a joint interference thing. There may be a problem with the microwave, or some kind of electrical interference.
Microwaves operate at 2.45 Ghz. WiFi operates at 2.4 Ghz.
It's conceivable that the Microwave may be leaking some energy and splatting the WiFi airspace - sort of like a radio jammer.
Keep in mind that WiFi is an extremely tiny signal and a Microwave is an extremely strong signal so interference is a real possibility.
If you have doubts about the safety of the oven you can buy a Microwave leak detector for peace of mind.
In a previous life I worked as a metrologist (measurement science) and can say there are a bunch of tests that can be done on the oven but in this case if you use a leak detector to make sure any signal leaks are within safety limits AND as a separate matter make sure the earth in the Van wiring is good.
Hi this is a common occurrence as microwaves often cut off cordless phones too. Perhaps changing the default wifi channel may help but best bet would be to giveaway the microwave as they are expensive bread storage devices anyway. The issue with wifi can be sourced from Wikipedia as: "Additionally, other devices use the 2.4 GHz band: microwave ovens, ISM band devices, security cameras, ZigBee devices, Bluetooth devices, video senders, cordless phones, baby monitors, and (in some countries) Amateur radio all of which can cause significant additional interference. It is also an issue when municipalities[44] or other large entities (such as universities) seek to provide large area coverage."
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Thank you everyone for your replies. I dont think giving away the microwave is going to meet with approval as it is only 3 weeks old. I didn't realise that these things operated on such close frequencies, so that means I will have to pick my times on wifi. Thanks Doug for the welcome. Cheers Ashley
