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SomeGuyNamedJay OP t1_j54wsrg wrote

Reply to comment by AgnosticAsian in TIL that cheap, un-shielded USB drive enclosures drastically reduce Bluetooth range by SomeGuyNamedJay

USB uses 5Ghz now?

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AgnosticAsian t1_j54x4tr wrote

Bluetooth and WiFi

USB is a physical connection...It isn't evaluated with hertz...

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RobThorpe t1_j55gzig wrote

WiFi can use 2.4GHz or 5GHz. However, Bluetooth can only use the 2.4GHz band. If you need working Bluetooth you need to make sure you don't mess too much with the 2.4GHz band. In practice Bluetooth can usually work with two-thirds of the band blocked by interference, but not more than that.

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SomeGuyNamedJay OP t1_j54x9mj wrote

Right, but that is the point of this TIL - my USB3 drive was creating interference for my Bluetooth AirPods on my Mac Mini. Nothing to do with WIFI.

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preparationh67 t1_j56sppg wrote

No, Bluetooth is still 2.4 and thus the interference from USB3 still exists.

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