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From what I've heard, many USB3 interfaces have been causing Wifi and Bluetooth reception problems for a few years now. This is due to electromagnetic interfer
by illumin8 10y ago
From what I've heard, many USB3 interfaces have been causing Wifi and Bluetooth reception problems for a few years now. This is due to electromagnetic interference in the 2.4ghz. spectrum.
I wouldn't expect a high-end Apple product to have this issue though; this is the type of problem you expect from cheap beige box PCs.
- rickyc091 10y agoI can confirm that my wifi goes out with certain USB 3.0 hubs as well on my 2013 MBP.
- mamon 10y agoHow about using Wi-Fi in 5 GHz channel ? Should solve the issue, shouldn't it ?
- illumin8 10y agoYou're right, it should solve the issue, however, there are a couple things at play: 1. If you have a newer wifi AP that supports 5ghz, it might allow you to create a separate SSID for 5ghz, which is great, because now you can specify which network you want to connect to, and can choose the 5ghz. band to avoid this interference. Some routers don't let you specify, and use the same SSID for both bands, which means you can't really tell what you're connecting to. 2. Unfortunately, 5ghz. has a shorter range, so it will be less reliable in large houses, or where coverage is weak.