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12-02-2015, 12:32 AM
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Yes, Christmas lights can screw up your Wi-Fi, but not how you might think (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNFVU1FG8rJ1bCbKKjtDX3mx2l4Tzw&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779002214613&ei=L0peVqiKFNaLhQGy6bewCw&url=http://mashable.com/2015/12/01/christmas-lights-interfere-wifi/)
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Yes, Christmas lights can have an effect on your Wi-Fi. No, Wi-Fi isn't waging war on Christmas. Ofcom, an independent UK regulator of communications, released a Wi-Fi Checker app Tuesday. In its press release, Ofcom notes that Christmas lights are one ...
Ofcom warns Christmas tree lights can impact your Wi-Fi (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNE79D__8R3IllN2H0WKHk894wk13w&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779002214613&ei=L0peVqiKFNaLhQGy6bewCw&url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3340599/Fairy-lights-slow-broadband-Ofcom.html)Daily Mail
Christmas lights might be slowing down your Wi-Fi (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNGy5XVZyKuzHvAsovUGunZpgDkSRw&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779002214613&ei=L0peVqiKFNaLhQGy6bewCw&url=http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/1/9826018/christmas-lights-wi-fi-speeds-electrical-interference)The Verge
Holiday lights and gadgets are killing your Wi-Fi (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNFGz5W77Ewt4pqI1L6tNauo3Ze_Hg&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779002214613&ei=L0peVqiKFNaLhQGy6bewCw&url=http://money.cnn.com/2015/12/01/technology/wifi-internet-christmas-lights-electronics/)CNNMoney
The Guardian (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNEiXKQU-CQokY0SlYrfh5wHPcFngQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779002214613&ei=L0peVqiKFNaLhQGy6bewCw&url=http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/dec/01/warning-that-christmas-fairy-lights-can-slow-your-wi-fi) -Gizmodo (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNH9RgHvsmZ9x_IYm-x7TjyeGrJc3w&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779002214613&ei=L0peVqiKFNaLhQGy6bewCw&url=http://gizmodo.com/christmas-lights-might-slow-down-your-wi-fi-1745434189) -BBC News (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNFT0Hx-ibPEqUPfOloRe_u9GR-w9w&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779002214613&ei=L0peVqiKFNaLhQGy6bewCw&url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/34972326/10-ways-to-make-the-wi-fi-in-your-house-more-powerful) -Ofcom for Consumers (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNF3Nmqj40es64Qxyn_9K4mOMYuFLw&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779002214613&ei=L0peVqiKFNaLhQGy6bewCw&url=http://consumers.ofcom.org.uk/news/ofcom-launches-wifi-checker/)
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