MysticGogeta
The Robot Devil
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join:2005-03-14
League City, TX
clubs: | Perhaps PS3 Fan Boys Striking?
I agree this late into its life and now its discovered something smells about this.
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amungus
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join:2004-11-26
America
clubs:
| don't really care, but
One thing I find interesting is that it's still going when supposedly "off." I'd rather not be having ANY signals coming/going from the thing except standby power, which isn't much... laptops can survive in "standby" and do no such thing.
Personally, never seen this affect anyone I know w/a 360. |
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acs12798
join:2006-03-13 | I believe this is because when in standby you can turn on the console with the controllers, thus the radio needs to be on. |
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LowRider
join:2006-06-23
Dallas, GA
 ·Charter Pipeline
2 edits | Yep it does interrupt other things
i have a dgl 4300 D-links. had it set on auto for channel selecting but now i have it set on channel 11. Haven't had any problems as of yet (have had a 360 since the 2nd week it came out). The only thing that i could notice before i switched the channel is my 360 controller wouldn't do anything at times, never did it interfere with my wireless Internet at all. this isn't a new problem, but then again were talking about IT people that don't play video games, that or there PS Fan-boys 
EDIT: Its known that the battery will drain when the controller is off, MS even admitted this. |
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cmaenginsb
Premium,MVM
join:2001-03-19
Palmdale, CA
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Re: don't really care, but
As others stated, it's only off if you unplug it, other than that it is in standby, the signal is for connecting to controllers to wake it up.
I have a lot of 2.4 in my house no problems. It's interesting that the Morrisville folks initially discovered the problem when it affected their BT cell headsets, not the wifi. |
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matrix3D
join:2006-09-27
Deep River, CT
| That's because the Xbox controllers are also Bluetooth, I believe. As are the Wii's controllers and, if I had to guess, probably the PS3's wireless controllers as well. This might make sense that it would interfere with Bluetooth... but I thought Bluetooth did not operate on the 2.4 GHz spectrum? Can anybody confirm which frequency Bluetooth operates on? |
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zed260
join:2007-09-30
Cleveland, TN
1 edit | »www.mobileinfo.com/Bluetooth/air_&_band.htm
2.4 to 2.483 band |
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Greg_Z
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join:2001-08-08
Springfield, IL
·Comcast
1 edit | Happens in Wal-Mart with the Demo units also
There is a fix installed at Wal-Mart stores to turn off the Wireless Controller interface on the 360 units, because it interferes with their Handheld Scanner units. Microsoft has known about this, since the units hit the stores, even before consumers knew about it.
If I still had the memo when I did marketing for Marketsource, and it was not proprietary info, I would post same.
Here is a story that Gamespot ran on Oct. 24, 2005 »www.gamespot.com/news/6136388.html
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SteveLV702
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join:2004-04-22
Henderson, NV | reply to matrix3D
Re: don't really care, but
Actually the PS3 is bluetooth and the XBox360 and Wii are just regular RF.. |
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krichek
join:2004-02-15
Roseville, CA
| reply to matrix3D
said by matrix3D  :That's because the Xbox controllers are also Bluetooth, I believe. As are the Wii's controllers and, if I had to guess, probably the PS3's wireless controllers as well. This might make sense that it would interfere with Bluetooth... but I thought Bluetooth did not operate on the 2.4 GHz spectrum? Can anybody confirm which frequency Bluetooth operates on? The 360 controllers do not use Bluetooth, they use a use a proprietary wireless signal. Bluetooth is also in the 2.4Ghz range, it starts at 2.402Ghz and ends at 2.48Ghz.
For what its worth the Bluetooth hub for my HTPC sits right next to my 360 and I've never had a problem. |
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krichek
join:2004-02-15
Roseville, CA
| reply to SteveLV702
said by SteveLV702 :Actually the PS3 is bluetooth and the XBox360 and Wii are just regular RF.. The Wii is most definitely Bluetooth as well. |
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bogey780
join:2004-03-19
Here | great...
Not only does the 360 crash itself, now it's taking others with it. |
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bogey780
join:2004-03-19
Here | reply to SteveLV702
Re: don't really care, but
Close. The Wii also uses bluetooth protocols. The PS3 and the Wii use the standard. The 360 uses a proprietary system. |
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hayabusa3303
Over 200 mph
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join:2005-06-29
clubs: |  Could be worst look at the Wii.
»www.wiiwii.tv/2007/12/14/got-a-c···the-wii/
IM sorry i get a kick out of this one. |
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PolarBear
The bear formerly known as aaron8301
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join:2005-01-03
·CableOne
| 2.4ghz signals affect the 2.4ghz band?
You mean to tell me that a 2.4ghz signal is affecting the 2.4ghz band? Say it ain't so!
Next, you're gonna tell me that using a 2.4ghz cordless phone may affect my wireless-G connections. Pretty soon, I'll have to move my wireless router from the top of my microwave oven 'cause some idiot will claim that the oven emits 2.4ghz radio waves.
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Shark_615
join:2006-01-17
Pickering, ON
| Crap Routers
I would be more concerned with the quality of the routers. The xbox is not the only thing that operates in this range and myself and everyone I have come into contact with the xbox has never had any issues. Many run a Wii next to their xbox and there are never any issues. |
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA | reply to SteveLV702
Re: don't really care, but
The Wii is definitely bluetooth. I've connected it and used it to control my PC (specifically, used it with Nestopia as a zapper )
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SteveLV702
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join:2004-04-22
Henderson, NV | okay my bad I hardly play my wii I dont like it so didn't know that learn something new every day I just know the XBox 360 wireless controller is not bluetooth as I've tried to connect to my PC and you cant without the USB cable... |
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wierdo
join:2001-02-16
Tulsa, OK | reply to PolarBear
Re: 2.4ghz signals affect the 2.4ghz band?
Some devices are more..polite..than others, hence why some cordless phones make the band nearly unusable, while others don't. |
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TheMG
join:2007-09-04
Edmonton, AB
 ·TELUS
2 edits | Polluted spectrum.
If you want to know what I think, I think the 2.4GHz spectrum is over-used and polluted.
What's sad is that the portions of the entire radio spectrum that are available to Mr and Mrs Everyone are very very limited.
On my Wi-Fi network the maximum I get here is 5mbps (802.11G) whereas at my old house I could get 22mbps. This is with the same equipment, and both tests were performed with the router just 3 feet from the laptop. Being that my area has a much higher population density than where I used to live, there's probably a whole whack of interference. Changing channels barely makes any difference... |
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