Baby Monitors Killing Urban Wi-Fi 348
Barence writes "Baby monitors and wireless TV transmitters are responsible for slowing down Wi-Fi connections in built-up areas, according to a report commissioned by British telecoms regulator Ofcom. The research smashes the myth that overlapping Wi-Fi networks in heavily congested towns and cities are to blame for faltering connection speeds. Instead it claims that unlicensed devices operating in the 2.4GHz band are dragging down signals. 'It only requires a single device, such as an analogue video sender, to severely affect Wi-Fi services within a short range, such that a single large building or cluster of houses can experience difficulties with using a single Wi-Fi channel,' the report claims."
Baby Monitors (Score:5, Funny)
Think of the children? (Score:5, Funny)
They're just trying to slow down the net for their parents so they'll have time to play with them!
You know what that means... (Score:5, Funny)
Do away with the babies, then we don't need baby monitors anymore. Voila! Better wi-fi. I'm willing to sacrifice all your babies for better wi-fi.
I Had This Problem (Score:5, Funny)
I had him plant some weed on the infant to make it look like a drug deal gone bad but I was still questioned at the trial. Thank god Warcraft can't be considered a motive
OMG (Score:5, Funny)
More evidence... (Score:5, Funny)
Urban Wi-Fi Killing Baby Monitors (Score:2, Funny)
Many leave their baby monitors open and unencrypted.
I've found many open baby monitors being leeched by a dozen on more losers. The stolen bandwidth really lagged out the pictures and caused little Johnny to stew in his own poo longer than necessary.
And just try to get one of these leeches to do even a single changing. The second little Johhny finishes an upload the leeches scatter without the courtesy of seeding.
Re:Baby Monitors (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Then why isn't this happening is rural areas? (Score:4, Funny)
Packets in the country are friendlier and more courteous than those goldang city packets.
fun with titles (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Baby Monitors (Score:5, Funny)
Re:You know what that means... (Score:5, Funny)
Sarcasm aside :-p I more realistically forsee a banning of baby monitors actually happening as the 2.4ghz airspace continues to clutter, either that or baby monitors actually joining WiFi spots as I said in an earlier post below, though what did they do in the days before baby monitors? Even when my baby monitor has a failure (forgot to turn on, unplugged, dead battery, etc.), I can usually still hear my baby screaming me awake, I keep telling my wife we really don't need the monitor just to amplify the volume of said scream...
Re:Think of the children? (Score:1, Funny)
Actually it is the other way around using the baby monitor baby slows down the connection as a distraction so they can go and play in dog's water bowl without the parent's interference (that is what my baby is doing anyway).
WHAT!!!!???? WiFi KILLING BABIES!!!!???? (Score:5, Funny)
This is how rumors get started, Beavis!
Re:I Had This Problem (Score:2, Funny)
Re:WHAT!!!!???? WiFi KILLING BABIES!!!!???? (Score:1, Funny)
I think I'm going to rig up an amplified baby-monitor as a kill-switch, and aim it at all the houses on my block that look as if they might be broadcasting the SSID of "Mittens The Kitten's Cuddly Coffee Corner"
Thanks /. I knew there was a good reason I read you!
Re:WHAT!!!!???? WiFi KILLING BABIES!!!!???? (Score:2, Funny)
No, this is about a baby which monitors the Wi-Fi of a killer named Urban.
Re:For me... (Score:1, Funny)
I think they should just get rid of usernames and make everyone an AC. Anonymity is better for discussion because it keeps the focus on the topic, not the posters' egos.
Re:You know what that means... (Score:3, Funny)
fuck the children.
I don't see how that's going to help...from what I hear, it's damn near impossible to get a WiFi signal in prison. Seems like kind of a step backward, really.
Re:Then why isn't this happening is rural areas? (Score:3, Funny)
I took this article to mean that not enough people in the city line their living space with tin foil .
Re:Baby Monitors (Score:3, Funny)
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the next Cyberwar! (Score:3, Funny)
"US Navy SEALs, armed with baby monitors, successfully attacked and destroyed the North Korean Iranian Al Qaida scary nuclear weapons plant, by disrupting their communications command and control systems . . . by using the baby monitors."
"A Pentagon spokesman declined to comment that a Defense Department Special Warfare Squad was being trained exclusively with RC toy equipment obtained from 'Toys R Us.'"
"Although an anonymous comment from a person familiar with the situation, stated 'That truck that can flip over is real cool.'"
Re:I see it red (Score:5, Funny)
I would have got first post if it wasn't for those goddamn BREEDERS and their filthy RUGRATS JAMMING my wifi.
Re:For me... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Baby Monitors (Score:3, Funny)
If I found a baby monitor feed broadcast where I live, I think my first reaction would be to override it with a stronger goatse/tubgirl feed.
That should teach the parents not to put (for them) critical services on a best-effort no-guarantees must-accept-any-and-all-interference part of the radio spectrum. However, I fear that they would fail to understand.
Re:Baby Monitors (Score:4, Funny)
Besides, if you don't monitor them you can't be sure they've eaten their meat. Think of all the children that might get pudding without having eaten their meat.
Re:You know what that means... (Score:3, Funny)
If your or your neighbor's microwave causes much interference, have it checked out.
I'm not an RF engineer, but I would imagine there's a huge decibel difference between "cooks flesh" and "interferes with milliwatt radio transmissions".
There's plenty of licensed spectrum that you can use, just get a license.
That's my point, I shouldn't have to make a Federal case out of it to send a radio signal 50 feet. And WiFi has proven that.
Baby crying (Score:5, Funny)
If I found a baby monitor feed broadcast where I live, I think my first reaction would be to override it with a stronger goatse/tubgirl feed.
Forget that, just override the audio with prerecorded sounds of a baby crying. Send that 4 times a night at random times and I'm sure it won't be very long before you don't have to worry about any interference.
Re:I Had This Problem (Score:5, Funny)
I was in an instance last weekend and a guy has to go AFK because of the baby crying. Came back and said
"Wife took over, have a newborn"
I jokingly asked if he was still at the hospital:
"Yep, wifi on a laptop. Baby was born 9:00 server time"
Re:More PERTINENT Post... (Score:3, Funny)
If there weren't a big yard between us, it would probably knock out my neighbor's WiFi too.
Use a satellite dish to aim. Or maybe a round metal strainer would work...
Re:Baby crying (Score:5, Funny)
Umm, those of you without children probably think that a cry is some generic thing. It's not. I can tell my daughter's cry from other babies, and putting some pre-recorded sounds will probably not do anything other than have me pull out a yagi and hunt your ass down.
I'll play some pre-recorded crying to you when I find you. (after I make you cry.)