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Shouldn't a microwave oven be the perfect household Faraday cage? It certainly has the shielding to contain 2.4 GHz waves, so the 800, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz canno
by pilsetnieks 13y ago
Shouldn't a microwave oven be the perfect household Faraday cage? It certainly has the shielding to contain 2.4 GHz waves, so the 800, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz cannot be that far off.
- marshray 13y agoLess soundproofing.
- human_error 13y agoHow about putting phones inside the microwave and then putting microwave inside the fridge?
- marshray 13y agoI favor putting the phone in the martini shaker, and the shaker inside the dishwasher while washing a big load of clanky dishes.
- deleted 13y ago[deleted]
- refurb 13y agoGood question. The mesh size of the Faraday cage should be less than 1/2 the wave length of the RF radiation. At 2.4 GHz, the wavelength is ~125mm, and the mesh size of your typical microwave is a few mm. With the lower frequency of the cellular bands, you'd expect the microwave to work pretty well.
- marshray 13y agoThere's also the gap around the door, which is often poorly fitting on older worn-out units. Still, the phone could be recording audio to upload at a later time. Audio storage capacity isn't likely to be a problem on modern phones.
- jlgreco 13y agoConsidering how much trouble microwave ovens have given me with wifi in the past, I would not place much confidence with them.
- e12e 13y agohttp://xkcd.com/654/ http://xkcd.com/654/