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#132330 17-Oct-2013 22:29
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I'm having some really odd issues with my wireless.

I'm getting odd latency jitter:


I've tried multiple access points (Unifi, FritzBox), different channels, different SSIDs (longer, shorter, spaces, no spaces)

I can't quite pinpoint when this started happening.

inSSIDer suggests that I'm on the right channel (1):


Can anyone offer any suggestions apart from trying 5GHz, which I will do once I can buy a new AP that supports it..




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  #916771 17-Oct-2013 23:05
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what device/os/etc?
happening on all devices, or just one?




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  #916787 17-Oct-2013 23:49
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It does look like interference to me - you're best to change the channel width to 20MHz to see if that solves it.




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  #916820 18-Oct-2013 07:14
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Regs: what device/os/etc?
happening on all devices, or just one?


HP Laptop on Windows 8
Late 2011 MBP
iPad
Galaxy S3

All of them




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  #916821 18-Oct-2013 07:14
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michaelmurfy: It does look like interference to me - you're best to change the channel width to 20MHz to see if that solves it.

Tried both 20 and 40 to no avail :(




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  #916832 18-Oct-2013 08:10
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Got any cordless phones?

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  #916835 18-Oct-2013 08:18
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I don't, but I'm in a block of flats with people beside and above me.




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  #916843 18-Oct-2013 08:36
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This may be a stupid question, but can you just plug into ethernet instead of using wireless? That doesn't apply to portable devices of course, though may to laptops.

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  #916908 18-Oct-2013 10:17
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Yeah we have hard wired network available throughout the house, but this doesn't help for mobile devices, tablets etc




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  #916919 18-Oct-2013 10:22
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You may need a spectrum analyser, some off the Ubiquiti stuff have this built in. Possibly a cordless phone, video sender etc etc causing interference from your neighbours.




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