AgnosticAsian t1_j54x4tr wrote on January 20, 2023 at 12:43 PM

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

Bluetooth and WiFi

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

RobThorpe t1_j55gzig wrote on January 20, 2023 at 3:15 PM

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.

SomeGuyNamedJay OP t1_j54x9mj wrote on January 20, 2023 at 12:44 PM

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.

preparationh67 t1_j56sppg wrote on January 20, 2023 at 8:15 PM

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