[linux-dvb] Re: 802.11b/g+dvb

["Terry Lewis" <terry@kryogenic.co.uk>]

Some cards are obviously more sensitive to interference than others..
Still annoying though, right now I have to `ifconfig ath0 down` just to
watch TV, then bring it back up when I finished. It's just one of those
things I'll have to live with until I find an alternative solution.

It just goes to show.. like anything wireless, these are things that
should perhaps be taken into consideration when investigating reception
problems with DVB cards.

>
>> Hi all,
>> Anyone ever experienced interference from their wireless card? Seems the
>
> I just experienced interference from...my brother's cell phone :))))))
> When I try to call (or someone calls me, and during the call) a specific
> channel only goes crazy (boxes etc, like when there is bad signal). The
> picture go
es bad even from 5 meters away :) I'll check later other
> channels too (even if most looked ok in a glance), or use another mobile.
> However from my mobile (900MHz) everything is ok. (Bro's mobile=1.8GHz)
> I'll try a 802.11b card too when I get some free time. I'm using a
> Hauppauge WinTV DVB-s (rev 1.3)




Regards,
Terry Lewis