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#132330 17-Oct-2013 22:29

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

what device/os/etc?
happening on all devices, or just one?

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#916787 17-Oct-2013 23:49

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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danfaulknor

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#916820 18-Oct-2013 07:14

Regs: what device/os/etc?
happening on all devices, or just one?

HP Laptop on Windows 8
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#916821 18-Oct-2013 07:14

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

Got any cordless phones?

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#916835 18-Oct-2013 08:18

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

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

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

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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