Christmas lights might be screwing up your Wifi....

[Chicog]

You live and learn.....

Want an uninterrupted Netflix stream this festive season? OfCom reckons you should ditch the lights and stick to tinsel.
Fairy lights, baby monitors and microwaves are amongst the household appliances the watchdog warns could slow your Wi-Fi speed.
In conjunction with their annual review of the state of telecoms and broadband, OfCom has released a Wi-Fi Checker app, that allows anyone to review the speed of their connection and take steps to improve it.
The report states that wireless broadband may not be working as efficiently as possible in nearly six million UK homes and offices, often caused by the Wi-Fi set-up in the home slowing down broadband.
"But how do fairy lights bugger up my streams?" you might rightly ask.
It's because of the disruptive electromagnetic signals given off by fluorescent lighting - particularly when set to a blinking cycle. Internet service providers such as TalkTalk report an increase in complaints about internet speeds every Christmas, many due to the Wi-Fi router being positioned near or behind a Christmas tree covered in fluorescent lights.
Best practice: keep your router in a room without any blinking lights, or other electronics that emit signals (wireless speakers, Bluetooth setups, microwaves).
Download the OfCom app here to find out more.

Edited December 1, 2015 by Chicog

[IMHO]

Fluorescent Christmas tree lights? Do they even exist?

Here's some better advice: buy LED lights, and get lower power bills, longer lamp life, and the same old WiFi

[rhythmworx]

Not just xmas tree lights any old lamp or any electrical appliance can screw up your WIFI.

[RichCor]

Does this spell doom the the Thai beer bars that have Christmas lights up and going year-round to attract customers?

At least Chicog isn't an EMF poisoning propagandist.

Though, I'll have to remember this one as I'm anti-Christmas.

[Crossy]

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.samknows.InHomeTest&hl=en_GB

Reports as incompatible with all my devices

But having read the reviews on Google Play ...

[Chicog]

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.samknows.InHomeTest&hl=en_GB

Reports as incompatible with all my devices

But having read the reviews on Google Play ...

Yes, I don't think you're missing much.

Easier to just test with Wifi Analyser or Wifi Overview 360.