[ale] OT: Bluetooth interference

[Jim Philips]

You're probably right about that. I work at the Galleria, where there are six 
office buildings in close proximity. I usually hit another dropout when I'm 
driving out of the parking lot. I wonder what kind of fun we're headed for in 
the future as wireless signals get more ubiquitous.

On Sunday 26 August 2007 03:13:37 pm Dr. Brian J. Dowd wrote:
> Is it a "Corporate Campus" with 802.11 repeaters?
> This would be a provision for connecting one or more WAP's over to some
> other building which might not be wired to the corporate T-1 or OC-3 drop.
> 802.11 and Bluetooth both use the same frequencies (2.4 GHz) and it
> would take a pretty strong signal to override a Bluetooth connection
> from ear to hip. It does occur, however the 'area' of the problem is
> usually very limited.
> -Brian, W1DOC
>
> > I set up my phone to give me an audible signal when Bluetooth connects
> > and disconnects (since I feel like an idiot when I talk into an
> > unconnected headset). Now that I've done that, I notice that Bluetooth
> > regularly disconnects at certain locations.  Every work day, I take a
> > walk around our office park at lunchtime. There is one area where
> > Bluetooth *always* disconnects and reconnects again when I walk another
> > ten feet or so. Any gearheads out there have an idea as to what could be
> > interfering with Bluetooth signals? There are other places where it drops
> > out too, only to reconnect again a few seconds later.
> >
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