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Bluetooth phone interferes w/ wireless mouse
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Sep 2, 2005, 08:18 PM
 
I have a Nokia 3650 and every time I connect to sync it or transfer files my logitech wireless mouse (NOT bluetooth) completely stops working. I have to swith to my wired Apple mouse to return to productivity. Usually after the sync it starts working again. They don't work on the same frequency do they? What gives?
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Sep 2, 2005, 08:35 PM
 
They probably work in similar frequency bands. And even if they don't, wireless mice may use very low power levels, while Bluetooth tends to use "more than enough" transmit power. That's just how it is when you have multiple wireless devices.
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Sep 4, 2005, 10:10 AM
 
I have a question on that (Since I'm considering getting a bluetooth phone). If you have two bluetooth devices, will they be smart enough to ignore each other?
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Sep 4, 2005, 05:08 PM
 
Since bluetooth uses spread-spectrum frequency hopping (it changes frequency 1600 times per second, with 79 different frequencies to choose from), it is unlikely that two bluetooth devices will fall onto the same frequency at the same time, let alone multiple times. As a result, it is quite unlikely that they will interfere with each other.
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