Hey everyone! So, my neighbors recently reached out to me claiming that ever since I installed my WiFi, their remote-controlled ceiling fans and car key fobs have been acting up. For example, one of their cars wouldn't start with the push-to-start feature until they got it a ways down the street. They think my WiFi is to blame, but I've got remote-controlled fans too and haven't had any issues with my vehicles. Has anyone experienced something similar or have any ideas what might be happening and how to fix it? Thanks in advance!
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You might want to suggest to them that it could be due to geomagnetic storms. They can check their problem days by looking up NOAA Spaceweather—it could be a more plausible explanation!
Change your WiFi name! You could tell them you got a new one that’s even more expensive and the guy at the store said it’s the best for avoiding interference. Might ease their worries a bit! 😂
Try turning off your WiFi for a while to see if their issues persist. I've seen weirder things happen with electronics before. For instance, when our backup battery for WiFi died, it affected our garage door remote. Once we got the new battery, everything was back to normal.
Thanks for the suggestion! I plan to turn off the router and have them check their devices to see if the problem's really related. Just seems curious that they didn't mention this until I was out of the country!
This might sound a bit silly, but I've noticed that LED lights can sometimes cause more interference than WiFi with older remote controls. One time I replaced an incandescent bulb with an LED in my garage door opener, and it stopped working with the light on.
That makes sense! It could definitely cause interference with devices that operate on lower frequencies.
It’s hard to believe that WiFi could interfere like that, especially since most devices shouldn’t cause any interference. Have you tried switching to a different WiFi band? That might help reduce any potential issues.
I'm using the eero pro 6e, which operates on both 2.4 and 5GHz and hops channels to avoid congestion. I agree that it shouldn’t cause issues, so I'm wondering if their devices were just improperly installed or maybe more sensitive to interference.
That’s an interesting thought! I can definitely see how that could be a factor.