Frequency Interference - Do non-standard Wireless devices really affect P1 services?

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As the number of wireless devices continues to grow in Malaysia, telcos like P1 are finding more and more such devices interfering with the 2.3GHz spectrum assigned to them. While nearly all of these devices claim that they run on the higher 2.4GHz band, when set to default some of these wireless devices are actually using the 2.3GHz band to transmit data, causing frequency interference to connectivity.  To see if these devices actually do affect these services we've carried out testing of a Wireless AV transmitting device with a P1 DX230 Home modem. Utilizing an ASUS ZenPad 8.0 Z380KL tablet to connect via speedtest.net and YouTube, we checked for frequency interference in the video below:

So, does it affect P1 Internet? Yes, yes it does.

Clearly, from the testing video above, the Wireless AV transmitting device on default is actually using the 2.3Ghz band instead of the 2.4Ghz band. With an effective frequency interference range of 13 meters or so, having such a device active within said range would certainly affect your P1 modem's ability to connect to the Internet regardless of connection strength. So if you're finding that your P1 Internet has suddenly stopped or won't work, despite having an average to medium connection strength, frequency interference could be one of the reasons why. As stated in our previous frequency interference article, doing so is illegal and could get you fined or worse, imprisoned. Are there other alternatives? Find out in our next topic on frequency interference.